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13 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
Home & local services

Generator rental

Buying diesel gensets and hiring them out by the hour, day or month. A 100 kVA set listed at Tk 795,000 in September 2026, and with diesel at Tk 135 a litre the fuel alone costs about Tk 42 a unit.

Capital
৳2 lakh – ৳9 lakh
People
1 – 6
First income
7 – 45 days
Market quote
Light manufacturing & workshop

Battery reconditioning

Bringing weak lead-acid batteries back with electrolyte correction and slow charging. Breaking batteries open and smelting the lead is a completely different trade - an offence without Department of Environment clearance, and only 7 of about 1,100 such operations in the country hold one.

Capital
৳50k – ৳4 lakh
People
1 – 5
First income
15 – 60 days
Editorial estimate
Agriculture & farming

Potato farming

Planted in winter, lifted in February-March. National average wholesale in August 2026 was Tk 29.80/kg for local potato and Tk 20.53-20.71 for Holland varieties, but at harvest the field price fell to Tk 3-7; cold storage rent is now Tk 6 a kg.

Capital
৳30k – ৳3 lakh
People
2 – 10
First income
90 – 120 days
Editorial estimate
Light manufacturing & workshop

Pottery and terracotta

Making clay pots, planters and terracotta showpieces. Bijoypur's work is exported, but with no gas the kilns run on firewood and part of the output is spoiled.

Capital
৳40k – ৳4 lakh
People
2 – 12
First income
30 – 90 days
Editorial estimate
Light manufacturing & workshop

Sand filling and earthwork

Contracting land filling, pond filling and earth cutting. Fill sand is Tk 8-12 a cubic foot in Dhaka, and lifting soil without permission means a fine up to Tk 10,00,000 and the excavator confiscated.

Capital
৳1.5 lakh – ৳15 lakh
People
3 – 20
First income
30 – 365 days
Editorial estimate
Light manufacturing & workshop

Household plastic goods moulding

Moulding buckets, mugs and chairs from melted plastic. The market is worth about Tk 50,000 crore, but RFL's own store sells a 30-litre bucket at Tk 193, which virgin resin cannot match.

Capital
৳6 lakh – ৳50 lakh
People
4 – 30
First income
90 – 240 days
Editorial estimate
Retail & wholesale

Stone and sand trading

Buying river stone and sand and selling it into construction. A 100-cubic-foot tractor load costs Tk 8,000 at the Panchagarh pit head while Dhaka pays Tk 123-125 a cubic foot for local three-quarter stone, and the gap is freight and lease tolls.

Capital
৳1.5 lakh – ৳15 lakh
People
2 – 20
First income
30 – 365 days
Editorial estimate
Digital & B2B services

Overseas manpower recruiting agency

A licensed agency sending workers abroad. A new licence needs a Tk 35 lakh security deposit plus about Tk 4 lakh in fees, and doing this work without a licence carries up to five years in jail.

Capital
৳39 lakh – ৳50 lakh
People
3 – 12
First income
730 – 1,095 days
Editorial estimate
Retail & wholesale

Vegetable retail and supply

Buy at the wholesale arat at dawn, sell retail all day. On 14 Sept 2026 in Dhaka, potato was Tk 15-20 wholesale against Tk 25-30 retail, and onion Tk 24-42 against Tk 45-55.

Capital
৳10k – ৳1.5 lakh
People
1 – 3
First income
1 – 15 days
Editorial estimate
Light manufacturing & workshop

Paper bag and packaging making

Buying waste paper, folding bags by hand and supplying shops. Khaki bags sell at Tk 135-140 a kg and white at Tk 80; 60 kg of paper costs Tk 7,500 and yields 70 kg of bags for Tk 2,300 profit.

Capital
৳10k – ৳60k
People
1 – 20
First income
3 – 15 days
Editorial estimate
Retail & wholesale

Potato storage trading

Buying potatoes at harvest, storing them cold and selling later. Rent is capped at Tk 6.00/kg, but in 2026 a 60 kg sack cost Tk 1,150-1,300 and sold for Tk 800-870.

Capital
৳1.2 lakh – ৳6.5 lakh
People
1 – 3
First income
150 – 270 days
Editorial estimate
Digital & B2B services

Flat and land brokerage

Matching 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.

Capital
৳1k – ৳1 lakh
People
1 – 4
First income
30 – 270 days
Editorial estimate