Jagaran Chakma

Public sector demand for locally manufactured prefabricated steel has dropped by nearly 90 percent

Despite its large market and young workforce, Bangladesh trails regional peers in attracting foreign direct investment due to policy uncertainty, weak logistics and unreliable energy, according to Rupali Chowdhury, president of the Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

China became Bangladesh’s second-largest source of net FDI in 2025, accounting for more than 18 percent of total inflows

Bangladesh’s industrial sector is taking a heavy hit from the worsening gas crisis, which is raising operating costs and threatening the country’s export competitiveness.

The country’s construction sector is facing one of its worst slowdowns in years as weaker public development spending, slower private investment and high borrowing costs reduce demand for housing and construction materials.

Invest Bangladesh -- about to become the country’s sole investment promotion agency -- cannot remove every roadblock on its own

The new authority promises a genuine one-stop service through integrated digital platforms, statutory timelines for approvals and a single-window clearance system

After rebounding strongly over two years, the non-leather footwear exports lost momentum in the last fiscal year, logging only 1.6 percent growth as manufacturers grappled with high borrowing costs, capacity constraints and lingering political uncertainty.