Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- A latest policy preparation facilitating Bangladeshis making offshore investment in foreign countries gets into a dilemma as some officials mentioned that an already-existing law on 'Capital Account Transaction' holds identical provisions.

Sources said different state agencies, including finance ministry and Bangladesh Bank (BB), were not in favour of making the new policy on this issue.

They believe that there is no need to prepare a separate policy on the matter under Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) as there is a law styled 'Capital Account Transaction (Overseas Equity Investment) Rules 2022' in the country.

"The authority will send a summary paper to PMO (Prime Minister's Office) to attach opinio...