The document discusses investment, which is defined as committing money or capital to purchase financial instruments or other assets in order to earn a profitable return through interest, income, or asset appreciation. It then provides details on foreign direct investment (FDI) trends in Bangladesh over time, key sectors receiving FDI, major source countries, incentives offered to foreign investors, opportunities and challenges to FDI in Bangladesh.

1. Investment is the commitment of money or capital to
purchase financial instruments or other assets in order
to gain profitable returns in the form of interest, income
or appreciation of the value of the instrument.

3.  Bangladesh is a large homogenous society
 It enjoys broad non-partisan political support
 Bangladesh is endowed with abundant supply of
natural resources.
 It has a large number of population

4.  A large homogenous society
 It enjoys broad non-partisan political support
 Bangladesh is endowed with abundant supply of
natural resources.
 It has a large number of population

5.  Since independence, Bangladesh is trying to be a
suitable location for FDI.
 In 1972 FDI inflow was 0.090 million US$, and after 33
years, in 2005 annual FDI reached to 845.30 million.

6. Year FDI Inflow
2000 578.9
2001 354.5
2002 328.5
2003 354.2
2004 460.6
2005 845.6
2006 989

7. Country No of Proposal Proposed
Investment
Canada 2 370 cores 95 Lacks
India 3 19 cores 70 Lacks
Japan 4 4 cores 80 Lacks
Italy 1 2 cores 90 Lacks
Republic of Korea 1 1 cores
Turkey 2 2 cores 97 Lacks

9. The increasing trend of FDI in recent years is a good
sign for Bangladesh . FDI has been made towards
power and energy, manufacturing (especially in ready
made garments) and telecommunications, whereas
agricultural, industrial and trade and commerce have
been neglected.

10.  Bangladesh generally, depends on 36 countries
across the globe for FDI.
 Among the sources, 21 countries belong to the
developing and transition economies

11.  A sovereign credit rating is the credit rating of
a sovereign entity.
 The sovereign credit rating indicates the risk
level of the investing environment of a country.

12.  Infrastructure
 Economic Environment
 Governance
 International integration
 Political stability
 Human resources

13.  Complicated Bureaucracy
 Political Unrest
 Corruption
 Absence of Autonomous Regulator Bodies

14.  Differential Treatment
Insufficient Power Supply
 Inconsistent Policy Implementation
 Tax Authority’s Discretion
 Lack of effective cooperation of Board of
Investment (BOI)

15.  Differential Treatment
Insufficient Power Supply
 Inconsistent Policy Implementation
 Tax Authority’s Discretion
 Lack of effective cooperation of Board of
Investment (BOI)

16. Incentives for foreign investment
 Tax exemption: Generally 5 to 7 years. However, for
power generation exemption is allowed for 15years
 Duty : No import duty for export oriented industry.
 Tax law: Double taxation can be avoided in case of
foreign investors on the Basis of bilateral agreements

17.  Remittance : Facilities for full repatriation of invested
capital, profit and dividend.
 Ownership : Foreign investor can set up ventures
either wholly owned on in joint collaboration with local
partner

18.  location: Geographic location of the country is ideal for
global trades with very convenient Access to
international sea and air route
 Natural Resources: Bangladesh is endowed with
abundant supply of natural gas, water and its soil is
very fertile.
 Human Resources: We have a population of more than
138.8 million who are hard working and generally
intelligent.

19.  Social Stability: Bangladesh is a liberal democracy and
mostly a one race and one religion country.
 Market Access: Bangladesh products enjoy duty free
and quota free access to almost all the developed
countries.
 GSP Facility: Bangladesh apparel has successfully
taken up a better position in US market and
experiencing substantial growth.

20.  To develop infrastructure facilities
 Political stability
 Anticorruption step
 Improve law and order situation
 Having accountability and transparency
 Good relation with the other countries
 Utilization of natural resource

21. Last but not the least, we can change our overall
economic condition , if we rationally good ahead with
the local and foreign investment .all concerned parties
should come forward to help in this regard.