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111 businesses
Digital & B2B servicesMatching buyers and sellers for a commission. No separate government licence is needed for brokerage and the capital is a phone; Dhaka flats list from Tk 1 crore to Tk 11.5 crore.
Digital & B2B servicesTurning what you know into a course and selling seats. Near-zero capital, course prices Tk 1,250-8,800, but a new course's first batch enrols only 16-72 people.
Digital & B2B servicesInstalling and maintaining camera systems. Cameras are Tk 799-6,438 and recorders Tk 4,400-41,990, so cheap hardware has squeezed installation margins; the money is in annual maintenance contracts.
Agriculture & farmingKeeping bees in boxes and harvesting honey. Honey runs Tk 650-1,200 a kg depending on the flower, but bottling under your own name needs BSTI certification with a Tk 7,500 test fee.
Home & local servicesServicing 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.
Food processingGrinding and packing spices for sale. A BSTI CM licence is compulsory: lab testing alone is Tk 2,900-5,300 per product and the licence takes 19-94 working days.
Home & local servicesRenting 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.
Light manufacturing & workshopCutting and welding mild steel into grills, railings, steel doors and gates. Plain MS grill is about Tk 160-220 per square foot, while MS rod has risen 10-17 percent in a year.
Light manufacturing & workshopCutting and fitting aluminium profile and glass into doors, windows and partitions. Ordinary work is about Tk 470-750 per square foot, and a wrong measurement cannot be returned.
Digital & B2B servicesA parcel outside Dhaka costs Tk 135-150 in courier charge plus 1 percent COD. A refused parcel costs both legs. The return rate is the number that decides this business.
Retail & wholesaleThe neighbourhood everyday-goods shop. A few taka a kilo, so income depends on volume - and the shop usually dies when customer credit locks up the cash.
Digital & B2B servicesDelivering 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.
Food processingA 300-500 sqft rice hotel. Cash comes in daily, but ingredients eat 35-50 percent of sales and six separate approvals are needed to open.
Food processingDaily 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.
Retail & wholesaleBought at dawn from the landing site, iced and in town shops before noon.
