Working Paper 4/2010 Investment Climate Series Investment Climate in South‐ West Region of Bangladesh: A Study of the Manufacturing Sector Mohammed Ziaul Haider, Ph.D. Khan Mehedi Hasan Economic Research Group Working paper No: 4/2010 Investment Climate Series Investment Climate in SouthWest Region of Bangladesh: A Study of the Manufacturing Sector Authors Dr. Mohammed Ziaul Haider1 Khan Mehedi Hasan2 Mentors Sajjad Zohir, Ph.D3 Farook Chowdhury4 ECONOMIC RESEARCH GROUP JUNE 2010 1. Associate Professor, Economics Discipline, Khulna University 2. Assistant Professor, Economics Discipline, Khulna University 3. Director, Economic Research Group 4. Project Manager, BMB Mott MacDonald Published By Economic Research Group (ERG), Dhaka, Bangladesh The papers in this series are published as part of contract under the Small Grants Program, implemented by ERG and BMB Mott MacDonald and supported by the Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund (BICF). BICF is managed by IFC, in partnership with the U.K. Department for International Development and the European Union. Details about the program can be found at http://www.ergonline.org/ifc/index_of_SGAPP.html © Dr. Mohammed Ziaul Haider, Khan Mehedi Hasan This publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted for research and academic works without prior permission of the publisher or the author(s) but proper acknowledgement must be given. For reproduction of the document for other purpose(s) prior permission must be sought from the publisher. For contacts, write to Executive Director Economic Research Group 9/4 Lalmatia Block D, Dhaka 1207 Email:
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