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131 businesses

Light manufacturing & workshop

Thai glass and aluminium fitting

Cutting 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.

Capital
৳1.5 lakh – ৳6 lakh
People
2 – 6
First income
20 – 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
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
Digital & B2B services

Mobile financial services agent

Agent commission is about Tk 4 per Tk 1,000 moved. Earning Tk 30,000 a month means pushing roughly Tk 73 lakh a month across the counter.

Capital
৳50k – ৳3.5 lakh
People
1 – 2
First income
15 – 45 days
Editorial estimate
Retail & wholesale

Meat retail shop

Buying, cutting and selling meat fresh daily. Dhaka beef is Tk 780-850/kg and mutton Tk 1,200-1,350/kg, and selling without the 'tested' seal now closes the shop.

Capital
৳1.2 lakh – ৳5 lakh
People
1 – 4
First income
15 – 45 days
Editorial estimate
Digital & B2B services

Parcel delivery agency

Delivering 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.

Capital
৳1.5 lakh – ৳6 lakh
People
2 – 10
First income
7 – 30 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
Food processing

Corporate meal delivery

Daily 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.

Capital
৳45k – ৳1.8 lakh
People
1 – 4
First income
15 – 45 days
Editorial estimate
Retail & wholesale

Selling clothes on a Facebook page

Buy three-pieces and saris wholesale, sell on Facebook Live, deliver by courier.

Capital
৳50k – ৳1.5 lakh
People
1 – 3
First income
7 – 21 days
Market quote
Light manufacturing & workshop

Jute bag making

Buy jute fabric and stitch shopping and gift bags. Corporate orders bring the bigger money.

Capital
৳2 lakh – ৳5 lakh
People
4 – 8
First income
20 – 40 days
Market quote