Weekly Bangladesh Policy Outlook: Analysis, Truth, Debate.
For years, the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has played a pivotal role in encouraging, facilitating and retaining investment in Bangladesh. While it deserves credit for initiatives such as its 180-Day Action Plan to unify a long-fragmented investment architecture and the digitalisation of one-stop services, its overall impact remains open to question, particularly in 2025….
For years, successive governments in Bangladesh have showcased their commitment to preventing capital flight and money laundering, yet the results suggest otherwise. Bangladesh has strengthened anti-money laundering laws, joined international conventions, established the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, and pledged compliance with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards. Despite these efforts, illicit financial outflows remain substantial,…
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