Some 254 industries were registered with the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) during the April-June period of 2024 with an overall investment proposal of Tk7,73,641.18 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, cent percent foreign investment proposals to some 19 industries while joint investment proposals in some 15 industries.
Analysing the data from the BIDA, it was found that among the local investment proposals worth around Tk7,47,157.55 million for this three-month period, the highest amount of Tk5,73,135.56 million were 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, Tk17,104.47 million to the printing and publication sector.