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44 businesses

Home & local services

Ambulance service

Renting out a vehicle to carry patients and bodies. There is no national fare list; CMCH's fixed rates run from Tk 1,144 to Tk 5,785.

Capital
৳7 lakh – ৳30 lakh
People
1 – 3
First income
30 – 90 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

CNG autorickshaw renting out

Buying an autorickshaw and letting it to a driver for a fixed daily jama. BRTA's fixed jama is Tk 900; Tk 1,000-1,200 is actually taken, and up to Tk 1,800 across two shifts.

Capital
৳3.8 lakh – ৳18 lakh
People
1 – 3
First income
7 – 30 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

Sound and light rental

Buying mics, sound boxes and lights and hiring them out by the day. A one-day mic hire with vehicle was Tk 1,200 in Bhermara, of which Tk 500 is the equipment. Written permission is now required under the 2025 noise rules.

Capital
৳1 lakh – ৳4.5 lakh
People
1 – 4
First income
7 – 30 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

Sewing and handicraft training

Teaching sewing and handicraft on a few machines at home. The fee comes at the start of the course, but the government runs six-month trade courses for Tk 300-1,000, and that is the price to beat.

Capital
৳15k – ৳2 lakh
People
1 – 3
First income
30 – 90 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

Private tuition and home tutoring

Teaching at the student's home or in your own room for a monthly fee per student, with almost no capital. More than three-quarters of Bangladeshi students use a private tutor or coaching centre.

Capital
৳500 – ৳8k
People
1
First income
7 – 45 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

Home repair and handyman service

Small repairs at home - fans, wiring, taps and pipes, furniture. A job on a platform runs Tk 300-805, but the platform's commission rate can go up to 30 percent.

Capital
৳5k – ৳60k
People
1 – 3
First income
3 – 30 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

Pest control service

Controlling insects and rodents in homes, restaurants and warehouses. Annual contracts make the income predictable, and the work is illegal without a licence.

Capital
৳50k – ৳3 lakh
People
2 – 6
First income
15 – 60 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

Diagnostic centre

A centre for blood tests, X-ray and ultrasonogram. It needs a DGHS licence, with an annual fee of Tk 15,000-50,000 by category and location.

Capital
৳8 lakh – ৳1.5 crore
People
3 – 15
First income
90 – 365 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

Computer and compose shop

Income comes from government service applications, not from typing. The fixed land-service charges are Tk 200-300 for a mutation, Tk 100-150 for a porcha and Tk 20 for a printed dakhila.

Capital
৳60k – ৳3 lakh
People
1 – 4
First income
7 – 45 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

Barber shop and salon

Chair count, daily customers and rent decide everything. A Dhaka haircut is Tk 120 and a shave Tk 80-130, against one blade of material at Tk 6-23.

Capital
৳25k – ৳4 lakh
People
1 – 8
First income
7 – 30 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

Coaching centre

A room, benches and someone who can teach; the capital is close to nothing. But government orders close every coaching centre for two to three months a year around the public exams.

Capital
৳20k – ৳2 lakh
People
1 – 8
First income
7 – 30 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

Beauty parlour

Hair, skin and makeover services. In Dhaka an at-home facial starts at Tk 820 and a party makeover runs Tk 2,350-2,950. Starting at home costs little; taking a shop costs a great deal more.

Capital
৳20k – ৳5 lakh
People
1 – 6
First income
7 – 45 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

Laundry and dry cleaning

A shop that washes, dries and irons clothes. In a mofussil town it is Tk 10 a garment and Tk 1,000 on a hundred-garment day, but load-shedding drops that to Tk 300-400.

Capital
৳25k – ৳2.5 lakh
People
1 – 4
First income
7 – 30 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

Photography and videography

Shooting stills and video at events. Packages start at Tk 15,000, while a workable camera, lens and tripod cost about Tk 105,000.

Capital
৳85k – ৳4 lakh
People
1 – 6
First income
7 – 30 days
Market quote
Home & local services

Residential hotel

Renting rooms by the night. A one-star hotel pays Tk 42,000 in registration and licence fees before opening and must have at least 10 rooms; government motel room rates run Tk 900-4,500.

Capital
৳15 lakh – ৳80 lakh
People
3 – 20
First income
90 – 365 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

AC and refrigerator servicing

Servicing and repairing air conditioners and refrigerators at the customer's address. March to June is overloaded and winter is near dead, so annual maintenance contracts are what carry the year.

Capital
৳60k – ৳4 lakh
People
1 – 6
First income
7 – 30 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

Daycare centre

A centre caring for working parents' children through the day. Registration is compulsory under the 2021 Act: running one without it risks two years in jail or a Tk 5-10 lakh fine.

Capital
৳3 lakh – ৳12 lakh
People
3 – 12
First income
30 – 180 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

Car rental service

Renting out cars by the day or on monthly contract. In Dhaka a sedan is Tk 4,000 a day for 10 hours and 100 km and a Hiace Tk 5,500, but that is not profit once driver pay and depreciation are counted.

Capital
৳6 lakh – ৳35 lakh
People
1 – 5
First income
15 – 60 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

Mobile phone servicing

The part carries little margin; the money is in the labour. The repairer who can work on a motherboard gets the other shops' sets too.

Capital
৳40k – ৳2.5 lakh
People
1 – 3
First income
7 – 30 days
Editorial estimate
Home & local services

Home tailoring

One machine, neighbourhood orders. Work triples in the two months before Eid.

Capital
৳25k – ৳40k
People
1
First income
14 – 28 days
Market quote