Bangladesh must restore investor confi dence, cut red tape, and secure energy supplies to revive investment under the proposed national budget for 2026-27, said Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, the prime minister’s adviser on planning and economic affairs, recently.
The budget marks a shift towards a ‘new economic model’ focused on investment, jobs, and public trust, he said at a postbudget dialogue.
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka, the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (PRI), and Standard Chartered Bangladesh jointly organized the event in Dhaka.
‘The fi rst question is confi dence,’ he said, adding that Bangladesh had overcome past economic crises by adopting homegrown strategies rather than textbook prescriptions.
Investors need policy continuity, deregulation, fi nancing, energy security, and connectivity, Titumir said, citing the proposed fi ve-year policy outlook as a key signal to businesses.