Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman has said Bangladesh offers high risk-adjusted returns for the foreign investors with favourable strategic location, demographic dynamics, cost advantages and large domestic market.

He made the remarks while addressing the Bangladesh investment road-show in London on Thursday, according to a message received here on Friday, UNB reports.

The Bangladesh government organised the event titled: 'Bangladesh Road-show UK 2015 on Creating Opportunities for Investors'.

At the inaugural session on 'Revealing the opportunities', the Bangladesh Bank governor made a presentation on 'Bangladesh on Path to an Upper-Middle Income Economy.

He said Bangladesh is on board towards an upper middle income economy with 6 percent plus real GDP growth for more than a decade amid series of external volatilities. He added that in line with the government's Vision-2021, the central bank has been working for inclusive and equitable growth of the economy. 

The function was also addressed, among others, by Prime Minister’s Energy Advisor Dr Towfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, PM’s principal secretary Abul Kalam Azad, Executive Chairman of the Board of Investment (BOI) Syed A Samad, High Commissioner of Bangladesh in the UK Abdul Hannan and FBCCI president Abdul Matlub Ahmad.

The BB chief also chaired a panel discussion on 'Financing the Growth: Investment Opportunities in Bangladesh Capital Market', and shared his views as a discussant on another panel discussion on 'Regulatory framework in Bangladesh for Investment'.

He dwelt on how Bangladesh's external openness management approach seeks to channel inflows into growth promoting uses underpinning stability.

Dr Atiur broadly discussed the available and new opportunities and incentives for the foreign investors.