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115 businesses
Food processingBuying paddy, parboiling and hulling it, and selling the rice. 24,000 kg of paddy gives 15,000 kg of rice, and the husk, bran and broken grain return another Tk 6.45 on every kilo sold.
Retail & wholesaleBuying rice by the sack at the mokam and selling it to retail shops. Dhaka wholesale coarse rice is Tk 43-45 against Tk 50-55 retail, but the wholesaler keeps only 50 paisa to one taka a kilo.
Home & local servicesShooting stills and video at events. Packages start at Tk 15,000, while a workable camera, lens and tripod cost about Tk 105,000.
Agriculture & farmingRaising saplings in poly bags for sale. Retail pays the bills, but supplying government and NGO plantation programmes is the real income — mango saplings are priced at Tk 60 there.
Retail & wholesaleA 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.
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.
Home & local servicesRenting rooms by the night. A one-star hotel pays Tk 42,000 in registration and licence fees before opening and must have at least 10 rooms; government motel room rates run Tk 900-4,500.
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.
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.
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.
Agriculture & farmingThe 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.
Agriculture & farmingFeed alone is Tk 7.90-9.30 per egg and full production cost Tk 8.50-10. Through mid-2026 farmers were getting Tk 6-6.80, a loss on every egg.
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.
Food processingBuy raw mango at ৳15–40/kg in season, dry it and sell all year. 8–10 kg of fresh mango makes 1 kg dried.
