BIDA Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun attended the inauguration ceremony of its OSS expansion, held today at the BIDA Conference Room. Photo: PID

DHAKA, Sept 14, 2025 (BSS) - The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has expanded its online One Stop Service (OSS) platform with the inclusion of five new services from the Directorate of Registration. 

The inauguration ceremony was held today at the BIDA Conference Room in the Investment Building in the city, said a press release here.

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 this addition, investors will now have access to 142 services provided by 47 agencies through the OSS platform, compared to 137  services offered by 46 agencies previously.

The event was attended by Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, Executive Chairman of BIDA as the chief guest. 

 A.S.M. Saleh Ahmed, Senior Secretary to the Ministry of Land, and Md. Liakat Ali Molla, Secretary to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, were present as special guests. 

The welcome remarks were delivered by Shah Mohammad Mahbub, Executive Member (Additional Secretary) of BIDA, while a presentation on the OSS system was made by Jiban Krishna Saha Roy, Director General of BIDA.

In his keynote speech, the BIDA Executive Chairman stated that from 16 December 2025, the newly integrated services of the Directorate of Registration would no longer be provided manually. 

He added that the implementation of these services would be reviewed after three months. 

Highlighting BIDA’s broader vision, he emphasized that steps are being taken to integrate all services of the country’s Investment Promotion Agencies, including BIDA and BEZA, into 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 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.

The ceremony also featured speeches by Kazi Abdul Hannan, Inspector General of the Directorate of Registration, and Jiban Krishna Saha Roy, Director General of BIDA.

The program was conducted by Abu Mohammad Nurul Hayat Tutul, Deputy Director of BIDA.

The event was attended by BIDA’s executive members, director generals, senior officials, representatives from the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, inspector registration officers, district registrars, sub-registrars, and members of the print and electronic media.