Dhaka, June 24 -- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Bangladesh rose by 68 percent to $3.62 billion in 2018 from $2.1516 billion in the previous year, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) World Investment Report 2019.

Bangladesh was on the top position in FDI inflow among South Asian countries while Nepal remained in the second position in 2018. Actual inflow of FDI reached the highest-ever level in the history of Bangladesh at $3,613.30 million, according to the report.

The information was disclosed at a media briefing organised by Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) at a city hotel on Monday.

Policy Research Institute (PRI) executive director Ahsan H Mansur presented the report w...