BSEC-BIDA to host roadshow in Qatar Monday

With an aim to lure more foreign direct investment (FDI) and promote the country’s branding, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) will jointly host a roadshow in the Middle Eastern country Qatar on Monday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to speak at the business summit titled ‘The Rise of the Bengal Tiger: Potentials of Trade and Investment in Bangladesh’ as the chief guest.

Earlier in May last year, the BSEC had postponed a scheduled programme to be held in the Gulf nation. The decision came soon after the government enforced austerity measures amid dwindling forex reserves in the country caused by the global economic slowdown.

Foreign Affairs Minister AK Abdul Momen, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, Education Minister Dipu Moni, the Prime Minister’s Private Sector Industry And Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman, BIDA Executive Chairman Lokman Hossain Miah, BSEC Chairman Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam, among others from Bangladesh, will attend the event

Besides, high officials business leaders, and entrepreneurs of Qatar will also join the event.

The BSEC Chairman said they already organised several roadshows in the UK, the USA, and Switzerland to attract foreign equity investment into the country’s capital market as well as promote the branding of Bangladesh. “Now, we are arranging the roadshow in Qatar to get more investments. We want to highlight the foreign direct investment and the capital market during the event,” he added.