Some 254 industries were registered with the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority during the April-June period of 2024 with overall investment proposals of Tk773,641.18 million aiming to create some 47,105 employment opportunities.
Of the registered 254 industries during this three-month tenure, there were investment proposals to some 220 local industries, as foreign investment proposals to some 19 industries while joint investment proposals in some 15 industries.
Analyzing data from Bida, it was found that among the local investment proposals worth around Tk747,157.55 million for this three-month period, the highest amount of Tk573,135.56 million was proposed against the services sector followed by Tk66,296.72 million to the chemical industry sector, Tk38,071.28 million to the engineering industry sector, Tk27,453.84 million to the RMG sector and Tk17,104.47 million to the printing and publication sector.
These investment proposals are likely to create employment opportunities for some 41,001 people.
On the other hand, out of the total foreign investment proposals of Tk26,483.63 million, the highest Tk14,487.96 million was proposed against the chemical industry sector followed by Tk3,736.33 million to the RMG sector, Tk3,272.13 million to the agricultural industry sector, Tk2,519.03 million to the engineering industry sector, Tk865.32 million to the tannery and leather sector and thus expecting to create employment opportunities for some 6,104 people.