The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) received investment proposals of a total of Taka 33,806.29 crore from home and abroad in the January-March period of 2024.
The investment promotion agency reported that about 302 industries had registered with BIDA to make this investment.
Of them, 270 are local, 18 are owned entirely by foreign entities, and 14 have shared ownership.
Local investors would contribute Taka 17,636 crore of the total investment, which will provide jobs for 218,131 people.
According to the proposals, Taka 3,765.33 crore in the garments industry, Taka 4,027.4 crore will be invested in the agriculture industrial sector, Taka 3,117.03 in the chemical sector, Taka 2,342.90 crore in the engineering sector, and Taka 1,993.36 crore in printing and publishing industry.
Foreign investors would invest Taka 16,169.37 crore over three months, resulting in the creation of 4,735 employment.
The engineering industry would receive Taka 13,620.74 crore of the foreign investments, followed by the services sector at Taka 1,645.8 crore, the chemical industry at Taka 413.67 crore, the garment industry at Taka 395.25 crore, and the tannery and leather industries at Taka 48.77 crore.
