Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus announced on Tuesday that he will host a breakfast meeting for Korean and Chinese investors to address their concerns and accelerate investment in Bangladesh.
He made the announcement during a meeting with a delegation of Chinese investors at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.
According to the Chief Adviser's press secretary, Shafiqul Alam, the delegation is in town to attend the Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025.
During the meeting, Yunus highlighted recent reforms introduced by the interim government in trade, labour, and investment sectors.
He said these reforms are designed to create a more investor-friendly environment and encourage the relocation of manufacturing plants from China and South Korea to Bangladesh.
“Over the past eight months, we have worked to make investing in Bangladesh easier than ever before. The country has never had such a favorable climate for foreign investment,” he said.
Yunus also announced that the executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) will host monthly breakfast meetings with Korean and Chinese investors on the 10th of each month.
While Bida will lead these meetings, the chief adviser himself will attend some to hear investor concerns directly.
To further support investors, he proposed a dedicated hotline and call center service for foreign businesses to register complaints and get quick resolutions.
“Any investor can call this number to raise their concerns, and we will take action accordingly,” he said.
The meeting was attended by over 30 high-profile Chinese investors representing major global companies in sectors including infrastructure, power, transport, renewable energy, textiles, telecom, waste management, logistics, and IT services.
The delegation was led by Pauline Ngan, vice president of Mainland Headgear Company Limited, one of the world’s largest headgear manufacturers.
Yunus also shared insights from his recent summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, where the latter expressed strong support for encouraging Chinese investment in Bangladesh.
“I was touched by his gesture,” said the chief adviser.
The Chinese delegation expressed keen interest in investing in both the existing Chinese economic zone in Chittagong and the upcoming one in Mongla, where China is also involved in modernizing the seaport.
Some companies have signalled plans to use Bangladesh as their South Asian production and operations hub, in line with Yunus’s vision to position the country as a global manufacturing center.
“We have a ready-made market here, plus the opportunity to serve landlocked neighbours like Nepal and Bhutan,” he added.
Several large companies also expressed interest in investing in Bangladesh’s electric vehicle transition, lithium-ion battery production, and renewable energy projects, including wind turbines and offshore solar power.
Earlier in the day, a group of South Korean investors met with the chief adviser.
