Dhaka, July 9 -- To develop a structured roadmap for Bangladesh's rapidly growing electric vehicle (EV) sector, the Ministry of Industries, in collaboration with GIZ Bangladesh, hosted a milestone Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Policy 2026 today (Thursday).

The consultation focused heavily on optimizing industrial and regulatory frameworks to meet the government's ambitious goal of 30% EV penetration across transport modes by 2030, a directive formalized under the Electric Motor Registration and Operation Guideline 2023, according to a media release.

With road transport accounting for 81% of the country's transport sector emissions, a regulated transition to e-mobility has become both an e...