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83 businesses

Retail & wholesale

Hardware and sanitary shop

A shop selling rod, cement and sanitary fittings. Rod is Tk 92,500-94,500 a tonne and up 10 percent in a year, but the bigger question is when the contractor's credit comes back.

Capital
৳2 lakh – ৳5 lakh
People
1 – 4
First income
15 – 45 days
Editorial estimate
Digital & B2B services

Selling online courses

Turning 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.

Capital
৳0 – ৳90k
People
1 – 3
First income
14 – 90 days
Editorial estimate
Food processing

Sweet shop

Making sweets from chhana and selling them over a counter. Sweets run Tk 380-600 a kg and doi Tk 210-300 a litre, but milk is Tk 120-140 a litre, so the margin is the milk price.

Capital
৳1.5 lakh – ৳9 lakh
People
2 – 8
First income
14 – 45 days
Editorial estimate
Retail & wholesale

Plastic and household goods shop

A retail shop for buckets, mugs, chairs, dinner sets and water tanks. The factory prints the selling price, but nobody publishes the dealer's commission.

Capital
৳2 lakh – ৳9 lakh
People
1 – 4
First income
15 – 45 days
Editorial estimate
Light manufacturing & workshop

Welding and grill workshop

Cutting 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.

Capital
৳1.2 lakh – ৳6 lakh
People
2 – 8
First income
21 – 60 days
Editorial estimate
Agriculture & farming

Goat fattening

Buying five to six month old khasi, feeding them up and selling at the Qurbani haat. In May 2026 Chattogram haats paid Tk 8,000-15,000 for small goats and Tk 40,000-50,000 for large ones; big crossbreeds went at Tk 700-800 a kilo.

Capital
৳30k – ৳2.5 lakh
People
1 – 3
First income
90 – 365 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
Digital & B2B services

F-commerce page selling

A 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.

Capital
৳15k – ৳2 lakh
People
1 – 3
First income
3 – 21 days
Editorial estimate
Retail & wholesale

Grocery shop

The 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.

Capital
৳80k – ৳5 lakh
People
1 – 3
First income
10 – 30 days
Editorial estimate
Agriculture & farming

Pond fish farming

The Department of Fisheries measures pond yield at a national average of 4.96 tonnes per hectare: 12.72 in Mymensingh, 2.01 in Rangamati. The district decides the income.

Capital
৳1 lakh – ৳6 lakh
People
1 – 4
First income
240 – 365 days
Editorial estimate
Food processing

Small restaurant

A 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.

Capital
৳3 lakh – ৳6 lakh
People
3 – 8
First income
60 – 120 days
Editorial estimate