The top investing countries are USA, UK, Malaysia, Japan, Hong King, Singapore, Republic of Korea. France, India, Germany, China, in that order. Burlington Resources have notified their intent to have major investment in gas and oil exploration. Several international telecom companies have set up successful joint ventures and others are expected to make substantial investment in infrastructure projects. US Investment in Bangladesh US investment in Bangladesh basically began in the mid nineties when the government of Sheikh Hasina came into power.
Bulk investment are in the technology related engineering services.
Bangladesh being a market of one thirty-two million people, has potential scope for expansion. At present USA is the top destination of Bangladeshi s export as well as top list in terms of volume of investment in Bangladesh. Some of the major companies that are working in Bangladesh are AES Haripur Pvt. The competition for private direct investment is becoming ever more intense amongst the countries of the developing world. There is little disagreement about what investors are looking for in terms of economic and political stability, a favourable framework of incentives, adequate social and physical infrastructure, and a legal and administrative framework that facilitates commerce and industry.