Dhaka: In the 'Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025', the National Citizen Party (NCP), a political party in Bangladesh initiated by the Students Against Discrimination and the Jatiya Nagorik Committee, is highlighting inflow of US$15 billion Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by 2035 before investors. 'We have plan to transform Bangladesh into a globally competitive, innovation-driven, and sustainable economy by fostering a business-friendly environment, upholding Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles, and attracting strategic investments,' Chief Coordinator of NCP Muhammad Nasiruddin Patwary told BSS.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the NCP is focusing on creating a business-friendly environment with a view to make a developed Bangladesh. The chief coordinator laid emphasis on infrastructure and environmental sustainability through smart cities and AI traffic systems, net-zero or green urban building, 30 percent renewable energy by 2035, automated brick kiln, circular economy, waste to energy, focus on electronic vehicles and hydrogen-based vehicles, carbon tax, and rooftop solar expansion.
He said the party wants to modernize the financial and capital markets through ESG compliance mandatory for DSE listings, short-selling, REITs, gold, and derivatives trading. Other initiatives include a trading platform for startups, foreign portfolio access via digital platforms, CBDC in the financial ecosystem, reduced black money circulation, a $1 billion startup fund, SME loans, and a global B2B marketplace, digital credit scoring, fintech development, green banking, and reducing NPL to below 10%.