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203 businesses

Digital & B2B services

Parcel delivery agency

Delivering online sellers' parcels to buyers. National volume is 350,000-400,000 parcels a day; market rates are Tk 55-70 inside Dhaka and Tk 135-150 outside.

Capital
৳1.5 lakh – ৳6 lakh
People
2 – 10
First income
7 – 30 days
Editorial estimate
Food processing

Corporate meal delivery

Daily cooked meals delivered to offices on contract. Dhaka breakfast sells from Tk 40 and lunch packages from Tk 85 to Tk 150, but the office pays at month end.

Capital
৳45k – ৳1.8 lakh
People
1 – 4
First income
15 – 45 days
Editorial estimate
Food processing

Home bakery (cakes and cookies)

Birthday and event cakes from a home oven, ordered through Facebook and friends.

Capital
৳40k – ৳1 lakh
People
1 – 2
First income
7 – 21 days
Market quote
Agriculture & farming

Vermicompost

Worms turn cow dung into organic fertiliser in 45 days. Nurseries and vegetable growers buy it.

Capital
৳20k – ৳60k
People
1 – 2
First income
45 – 60 days
Market quote
Retail & wholesale

Selling clothes on a Facebook page

Buy three-pieces and saris wholesale, sell on Facebook Live, deliver by courier.

Capital
৳50k – ৳1.5 lakh
People
1 – 3
First income
7 – 21 days
Market quote
Light manufacturing & workshop

Jute bag making

Buy jute fabric and stitch shopping and gift bags. Corporate orders bring the bigger money.

Capital
৳2 lakh – ৳5 lakh
People
4 – 8
First income
20 – 40 days
Market quote
Food processing

Mustard honey bottling

Place bee boxes in winter mustard fields, strain and bottle the honey, sell all year.

Capital
৳1 lakh – ৳2.5 lakh
People
2 – 3
First income
60 – 90 days
Market quote
Agriculture & farming

Oyster mushroom growing

Grown indoors in straw packs. First harvest in 21 days, with rising city demand.

Capital
৳50k – ৳1.2 lakh
People
1 – 2
First income
21 – 35 days
Market quote
Retail & wholesale

Fresh fish from landing sites to town

Bought at dawn from the landing site, iced and in town shops before noon.

Capital
৳80k – ৳1.5 lakh
People
2 – 3
First income
3 – 7 days
Market quote
Agriculture & farming

Duck farming (Khaki Campbell)

Start with 300 ducks for eggs. Feed costs far less near haors and wetlands.

Capital
৳1.2 lakh – ৳2 lakh
People
1 – 2
First income
150 – 180 days
Market quote
Food processing

Dried mango production

Buy raw mango at ৳15–40/kg in season, dry it and sell all year. 8–10 kg of fresh mango makes 1 kg dried.

Capital
৳1.5 lakh – ৳4 lakh
People
2 – 4
First income
30 – 60 days
Market quote