Any Foreigner investor can invest into Bangladeshi share market. It is open for resident of all countries. The process of investment is very easy. Bangladesh government ensures security to all foreign investment. By investing in Bangladeshi capital market, both of Dhaka stock exchange and chittagong stock exchange, a foreign investor can enjoy some special facilities.

How to start

To starting investment in Bangladeshi share markets a foreign investor must needs an agreement with a brokerage house of their choice along with an authorized Dealer of Foreign Exchange or a custodian bank or a merchant bank (Portfolio Manager).
Opportunity for Foreign Investors

To invest in Bangladeshi share market and maintain investment activities from abroad all foreigners have to open Beneficiary Owners (BO) account and a client account with any brokerage house. List of Brokers, company profile, daily news of companies, trading update and other informations of the market would be available at the website of Dhaka stock Exchange DSE) www.dsebd.org and Chittagong stock Exchange (CSE) www.csebd.com. Others necessary information with all investment rule and regulations are also available at the website of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) www.secbd.org.

Investment policy of Bangladesh

Investment and industrial policy of Bangladesh is very liberal. The country is trying to attract foreign investment. There are no limitations affecting to equity participation. Up to 100 percent foreign private investment is allowed. Except arms, ammunition and other defense equipment and machinery, Production of nuclear energy, Forest plantation and mechanized extraction within the bounds of reserved forests, Security printing (currency notes ) & minting and Railways & air transportation except certain domestic routes and air cargo, all industries are open for private investment.

To set up a new industry in Bangladesh permission of the government is not mandatory. Industries need only to be registered with the board of investment (BOI) in a simple prescribed from. For obtaining industries facilities like procurement of land, electricity, gas and sewerage connection, importation of capital machinery and raw materials tax rebate, duty drawback facilities etc.

Investment Guarantee

Bangladesh ensures the legal protection of foreign investment by the Foreign Private Investment (Promotion & Protection) Act 1980. There is no barrier in repatriation of capital and dividend. Foreign investors get equal treatment with local investors. There are enough Legal protection of Patent, designs, trademarks, copyrights and intellectual property rights.

INCENTIVES

After investing in Bangladesh foreign investor enjoy 5-10 years tax holiday depending on location of the industry. Tax holiday period for Private power generation companies is 15 years.