The event was attended by Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, Executive Chairman of BIDA (with the rank of State Minister), as chief guest at Biniyog Bhaban, Agargaon in the city on Sunday. FE REPORT
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has expanded its Online One Stop Service (OSS) platform with inclusion of five new services from the Directorate of Registration.
The inauguration ceremony took place on Sunday in the BIDA Conference Room at the Biniyog Bhaban located in the city's Agargaon area.
The newly-integrated services include land purchase deeds, lease deeds, agreement deeds, advance (Bayna) deeds, and power of attorney deeds along with certified copies.
With the addition of new ones, investors will now have access to 142 services provided by 47 agencies through the OSS platform.
The event was attended by Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, Executive Chairman of BIDA (with the rank of State Minister), as Chief Guest.
A.S.M. Saleh Ahmed, Senior Secretary to the Ministry of Land, and Md. Liakat Ali Molla, Secretary of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, were present as special guests.
Shah Mohammad Mahbub, Executive Member (Additional Secretary) of BIDA, delivered the welcome remarks, while Jiban Krishna Saha Roy, Director General of BIDA, made a presentation on the OSS system.
In his keynote speech, Chief Guest Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun stated that from 16 December 2025, the newly-integrated services of the Directorate of Registration would no longer be provided manually.
He added that these services would be reviewed after three months.
Highlighting BIDA's broader vision, he emphasized that steps were being taken to provide all services of the country's investment promotion agencies, including BIDA and BEZA, on a unified single-window platform, which is expected to be launched by the end of this year.
Senior Secretary A.S.M. Saleh Ahmed noted that the Ministry of Land had already digitized all of its services and was now working to ensure completion of commercial land mutation within one week. He reiterated the ministry's commitment to providing investment-related services with maximum efficiency in the national interest.
Secretary Md. Liakat Ali Molla of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs stressed the importance of sincerity in service delivery and the need to properly inform investors about service fees to prevent harassment and eliminate opportunities for third-party interference.
Kazi Abdul Hannan, Inspector General of the Directorate of Registration, and Jiban Krishna Saha Roy, Director General of BIDA, also spoke on the occasion.
The program was conducted by Abu Mohammad Nurul Hayat Tutul, Deputy Director of BIDA.
saif.febd@gmail.com
© 2025 - All Rights with The Financial Express
