FDI: High growth rate worth celebrating but the tobacco deal begs questions

The growth of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh by about 68 per cent ($ 3.6 billion) in 2018 compared with 2017 is an outstanding performance of the country. But compared to India ($42 billion) and Vietnam ($35.46 billion), the figure is still much low.The 2019 edition of UNCTAD's (United...