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10 businesses

Digital & B2B services

Land survey and amin service

Measuring land with chain and tape or with instruments, and matching the map against what is actually held. The paperwork now has fixed government prices: a mouza map is Tk 630 and a khatian online is Tk 100. The amin's own fee has no official rate.

Capital
৳1k – ৳61k
People
1 – 4
First income
3 – 30 days
Editorial estimate
Agriculture & farming

Mustard farming

The 80-90 day crop that fits between the Aman harvest and Boro planting. Mustard seed averaged Tk 91.27 a kg wholesale nationally in August 2026, about Tk 3,651 a maund, and the government hands out Tk 550.50 worth of inputs per bigha.

Capital
৳5k – ৳50k
People
1 – 4
First income
75 – 110 days
Editorial estimate
Agriculture & farming

Sericulture and silk yarn

Rearing silkworms on mulberry leaf for cocoons and silk yarn. The Sericulture Board supplies eggs, saplings, equipment and training free; its own rate for yarn is Tk 3,001-3,701 a kilo.

Capital
৳3k – ৳20k
People
1 – 4
First income
30 – 180 days
Official source
Agriculture & farming

Floating bed vegetable and seedling farming

Building beds of water hyacinth and algae on open water to raise vegetable seedlings. No land and no irrigation needed. In Nazirpur a bed costs Tk 11,000 to build against an expected Tk 20,000 of seedling sales.

Capital
৳22k – ৳2.2 lakh
People
2 – 6
First income
35 – 60 days
Editorial estimate
Light manufacturing & workshop

Water hyacinth and hogla handicraft

Drying water hyacinth and weaving it into trays, baskets and doormats. In Jhenaidah 800 women do this at home at Tk 20 a piece, 12-15 pieces a day, about Tk 3,000 a month, and the goods go to 82 countries.

Capital
৳1k – ৳40k
People
1 – 5
First income
7 – 30 days
Editorial estimate
Agriculture & farming

Quail farming

Cage-reared quail. Laying starts in 35-45 days; an egg costs about Tk 1.20 to produce and sells wholesale at Tk 2.80-3.50. The market is narrow, and the bigger money is in selling chicks.

Capital
৳35k – ৳2.5 lakh
People
1 – 3
First income
35 – 49 days
Editorial estimate
Agriculture & farming

Duck farming

Free-range duck keeping on the haor. About 60 eggs a day per 100 ducks, feed at about Tk 2 per duck per day, and a hundred eggs selling for Tk 1,200-1,300.

Capital
৳1.8 lakh – ৳2 lakh
People
1 – 3
First income
150 – 180 days
Editorial estimate
Agriculture & farming

Shrimp farming (gher)

Farming bagda and golda in embanked saline ponds. Fry has gone from Tk 1,300-1,700 to about Tk 3,000 per thousand this season and southern hatcheries have fallen from 78 to 37.

Capital
৳1.5 lakh – ৳6 lakh
People
1 – 5
First income
90 – 150 days
Editorial estimate
Agriculture & farming

Milk collection and supply

Buying milk from farmers and delivering it to chilling centres and shops. Farmers get Tk 35-50 a litre and plants pay Tk 48-58; that gap is the business.

Capital
৳50k – ৳4 lakh
People
1 – 4
First income
7 – 21 days
Editorial estimate
Agriculture & farming

Farm machinery rental

Buying a harvester or reaper and hiring it out to farmers. In May 2026 the fixed rate in Katiadi was Tk 2,500 a bigha; a machine costs Tk 30-40 lakh and the subsidy has been suspended since June 2024.

Capital
৳30 lakh – ৳40 lakh
People
2 – 6
First income
15 – 180 days
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