Dhaka, May 13 -- The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) recently held a consultation meeting with political parties to discuss improvements to the country's investment climate.

The meeting took place on Tuesday at BIDA's office in Agargaon, Dhaka, and was chaired by BIDA's Executive Chairman, Chowdhury Ashiq Mahmud bin Harun (Ashiq Chowdhury).

Out of 19 political parties invited, 17 attended the meeting. Notably absent were the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP).

According to BIDA sources, BNP's Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury was invited but did not attend.

In response, he stated that the current investment climate is not the responsibility of the interim go...