DHAKA, Feb 25, 2025 (BSS) – Taskeen Ahmed, president of the Dhaka
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), today urged the entrepreneurs
of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to invest more in Bangladesh’s
different sectors including renewable energy, infrastructure,
logistics, information technology, tourism and healthcare.

“Being one of the largest trade organizations in Bangladesh
representing the SME sector, DCCI has been working for more than last
six decades to develop a favourable business environment for local and
foreign trade and investment,” he said.

Taskeen Ahmed said this while speaking at a business forum on
“Strengthening economic ties between Abu Dhabi and Bangladesh” held in
Abu Dhabi, UAE, said a press release here.

The DCCI president mentioned that in 2024, Bangladesh's import from
the UAE was amounted US$ 1, 352.9 million and the export to UAE was
$402.63 million.

“The UAE entrepreneurs are already invested $321.67 million in
Bangladesh in various sectors,” he added.

Abu Dhabi Chamber in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) organized the
business forum on "strengthening economic ties between Abu Dhabi and
Bangladesh" at the conference room of Abu Dhabi School of Management.

The members of the visiting business delegation of DCCI led by its
President Taskeen Ahmed participated in the business forum.

At present Taskeen Ahmed is leading a 29-members business delegation
to UAE to explore new business opportunities.

Shamis Ali Al Dhaheri, Second Vice Chairman and Managing Director of
Abu Dhabi Chamber, said the UAE has shown successes in expanding its
investment as well as attracting foreign investment through the
development of skilled human resources.

At the same time, Bangladesh should also focus on its large pool of
young generation to make them skilled enough so that foreign investors
can get confidence to invest in Bangladesh utilizing this young and
energetic demographic dividend, he added.

He also assured of UAE’s all possible support and cooperation for the
skill development of Bangladeshi human resources.

Omar Al Hosani, Head of Investor Engagement, Abu Dhabi Investment
Office (ADIO) presented the keynote paper on Abu Dhabi's trade and
investment potential.

On the other hand, Rizwan Rahman, former president of Dhaka Chamber,
presented another presentation on trade and investment potential of
Bangladesh.

Omar Al Hosani said the UAE is focusing towards the manufacturing,
export and creating a knowledge-based economic ecosystem there.

He said the government of UAE is providing 100% ownership and
duty-free facilities to the foreign investors in their investments and
by exploiting the investment eco-system there, Bangladeshi investors
can come forward to invest in the UAE.

Rizwan Rahman said that despite there is a lot of potential for
enhancing bilateral trade and investment, it has not yet reached the
desired level, adding that he also said that more engagements among
the entrepreneurs of the two countries is necessary to expand trade
and investment.

He later invited the entrepreneurs of Abu Dhabi to invest in
Bangladesh's infrastructure, logistics, land port, sea port service
development and sustainable energy sector.

At the end of the business forum, a B2B networking session was held in
presence of the representatives of about 35 companies of Abu Dhabi
Chamber, where the businessmen of the two countries participated in a
detailed discussion on the trade and investment possibilities between
themselves.

DCCI’s Senior Vice President Razeev H Chowdhury, Vice President Md.
Salem Sulaiman and members of the business delegation were also
present during the meeting.