The following information will help the foreign and local entrepreneurs registering a company in Bangladesh. Rules and process of new company registration in Bangladesh as local entrepreneurs and the foreign entrepreneurs are different from each other. Besides, fees, government official additional expenses, time and behavior are not same like local investors. Without government officers, staffs and artificial complexity no one get the licenses or pass the documents to start a business in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a beautiful country because everything is possible to be done.
There are mainly two types of company registration in Bangladesh
It consists of minimum two persons (or directors);
The following documents are to be filed with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies And Firms with requisite fees:
Important returns to be file with the Registrar by any company after registering a company in Bangladesh, as follows:
Section | Return | Requirement | Return forms |
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36 | Annual return | Within 21 days of General Meeting | Schedule X |
56 | Increase authorized capital | Within 15 days of passing the resolution thereof |
Form IV |
88 | Special resolution | Within 15 days of passing the resolution thereof |
Form VIII |
151 | Return of allotment | Within 60 days of allotment | Form XV |
190 | Fining annual accounts | Within 30 days of General Meeting | Copies thereof |
Report and return to be submitted of the companies registered in Bangladesh to RJSC, as follows:
Section | Particulars | Time limits |
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23 | Memorandum and article of association | n/a |
53 | Notice of changes share capital | 15 days |
56 | Notice for increase of share capital | 15 days |
77(2) | Registered office changes | 28 days |
85(1) | Notice of General Meeting | 14 days |
115 | Changes directorship | 14 days |
151 | Allotment of cash (public limited company) | 60 days |
210 | Appointment of auditors | 7 days |
License | Particular | Authority | Time Line |
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Incorporation | MoA & AoA with director’s information, encashment and forms. 3 certified copies are supplied from RJSC Incorporation particular of directors (form XII) and MoA & AoA |
Registrar of Joint Stock Companies And Firms-RJSC, | 3-5 days |
Trade License | Trade license is must to start business in Bangladesh; |
City corporation north, City corporation south, Union Porishad |
3 days |
Tax Identification Number (TIN) | TIN is optional for the foreign directors. TIN is requiring doc to register a company in Bangladesh. Original passport should provide before officer to be seen and authentication. |
National Board of Revenue (NBR), eTIN |
5-7 days |
VAT (Value Added TaX) | Regional office of VAT serves within its jurisdiction. RJSC certified copies, TIN, trade license, bank solvency certificate rental agreement copies are supporting documents to apply for VAT license. |
NBR, VAT office north, field office, VAT office East |
5-7 days |
Membership of chamber of commerce |
Generally export, import license holders and manufacturing industry apply to obtain certificate |
BGMEA, BKMEA, India Bangladesh, German Bangladesh, Japan Bangladesh chamber of commerce |
7-30 days |
Export and import (IRC & ERC) | Supporting papers: Trade license, Chamber certificate, TIN, Bank solvency, rental agreement, employment list, Passport, Photo main application form, RJSC certified copies undertaking, Bank deposit Chalan (government fees). |
Chief controller of export & import | 7-10 days |
Fire License | Supporting papers: Approved building layout plan, bank draft trade license, RJSC certified copies Instrument purchase list, machinery list |
Fire service & civil Defense | 7-10 days |
Factory license | Supporting papers: Fire license, Trade license, Building outlet plan agreement of rent, photo, application bank draft, RJSC certified copies list of man power & machinery. |
Ministry of Labor and Employment | 3-5 days |
BOSTRO ODHIDOPTOR | Supporting papers: Fire license & Trade license Building outlet plan agreement of rent application, bank draft of taka 5000 RJSC certified copies, list of man power machinery list, equipment or machine purchase loan sanction letter. |
Textile mills corporation | 10-20 days |
Office in EPZ(Export processing zone) |
Supporting papers: Application form, man power list, audit copy of parent company board meeting minutes business activities photos address & rental deed appointment letter of local expert/ consultant/ lawyer |
Bangladesh export processing zone authority- BEPZA | 20-30 days |