Bangladesh a land of ‘crazy ideas’ that work: Dr Yunus tells foreign investors
StaffCorrespondent
"It's an amazing journey...that Bangladesh came a long way in a very short time," he said, adding that Bangladesh is the place for making investments.
The Chief Adviser was speaking at the formal inaugural ceremony of the four-day Bangladesh Investment Summit that originally began on April 7.The Bangladesh Investment Summit-2025 is seen as a milestone event, reinforcing the country’s commitment to economic progress, investment-friendly policies, and long-term growth.
Baroness Rosie Winterton, UK's Trade Envoy to Bangladesh, Óscar García Maceiras, CEO of Inditex, Apex Footwear Limited Managing Director Syed Nasim Manzur spoke as the government wanted to know foreign and local investors’ views on the investment front.Advisers to the interim government, including Finance Adviser Dr Salahuddin Ahmed, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin, Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul and Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), among others, joined the inaugural event.
SDGs Affairs Principal Coordinator Lamiya Morshed and Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam also joined the event with Special Envoy Lutfey Siddiqi welcoming all.
