Calcutta, July 14: The Bangladesh government will hold an investor meeting next week to assuage the international business community's security concerns following the July 1 terror attack that killed 20 people, mostly foreigners, in a Dhaka restaurant.

"We shall inform the companies and the businessmen about the measures we have taken after the terror attacks," Gowher Rizvi, senior adviser on foreign affairs to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said.

"We shall brief them about our progress while answering all their security-related queries."

Rizvi was in Calcutta to participate in the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal Business Forum, organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce. He spoke about next week's meeting on the event's sidelines.

About 200 foreign companies that have a presence in Bangladesh have been invited to the Dhaka meeting, where senior government officials too will be present.

"Despite the attack, the investors' confidence in our country has remained unshaken.... No company or businessman or consulate till date has exited the country," Rizvi said.

Winning back the confidence of the global community is crucial for the economy of Bangladesh, which has been growing at 6 to 7 per cent for over a decade.

Bangladesh's economy has thrived despite periods of political instability that caused prolonged strikes and global hurdles like the economic meltdown of 2008. One of the key contributors has been the textile sector, which accounts for more than 80 per cent of the country's export earnings.

Since the textile industry depends on the global market, the government needs to convince foreign companies operating in Bangladesh that the situation is under control.

Bangladesh is heavily dependent on foreign companies also in the fields of high-technology-intensive industries and the infrastructure sector.

"If the foreign companies are not convinced about the security measures taken by the government, it directly affects the economy.... It is good that the Hasina government is trying to reach out to investors," an Indian diplomat said.

Rizvi today invited private investors to Bangladesh, promising they would not face any obstacles.

Mashiur Rahman, senior adviser on economic affairs to Hasina, stressed greater India-Bangladesh cooperation for an amicable resolution of the water-sharing issues between the two countries.

"There is a framework agreement on cooperation for development between the two countries, and that includes basin-wide river and water management," Rahman said.

"My suggestion is that the two governments take a formal position to form an expert group to look into the technical issues involved in the sharing of river water and resolve them."