Company Formation in Bangladesh

Company formation & entity choice for Bangladesh (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review.

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Common entity types

Private limited company, public limited company, branch/liaison office of a foreign company, partnership, sole proprietorshipCompanies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/

Registration authority

Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC)Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://www.roc.gov.bd

Private limited company — shareholders

Minimum 2, maximum 50 shareholdersCompanies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/

Private limited company — directors

Minimum 2 directorsCompanies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/

Minimum paid-up capital — local company

No statutory minimum (effectively as low as BDT 1)Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/

Minimum capital — foreign-owned company (practical / for expatriate work permits)

USD 50,000 inward remittance (practical requirement tied to work-permit/expatriate sponsorship rather than a statutory share-capital floor)Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/

Incorporation step 1 — name clearance

Apply for name clearance via the RJSC portal; certificate valid 30 daysCompanies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://www.roc.gov.bd

Incorporation step 2 — bank account / encashment (foreign capital)

Open a bank account and remit foreign shareholders' capital; bank issues an encashment certificate for RJSCCompanies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/

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Entity types, capital and incorporation

Common entity types — Private limited company, public limited company, branch/liaison office of a foreign company, partnership, sole proprietorship (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)
Registration authority — Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://www.roc.gov.bd)
Private limited company — shareholders — Minimum 2, maximum 50 shareholders (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)
Private limited company — directors — Minimum 2 directors (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)
Minimum paid-up capital — local company — No statutory minimum (effectively as low as BDT 1) BDT (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)
Minimum capital — foreign-owned company (practical / for expatriate work permits) — USD 50,000 inward remittance (practical requirement tied to work-permit/expatriate sponsorship rather than a statutory share-capital floor) USD (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)
Incorporation step 1 — name clearance — Apply for name clearance via the RJSC portal; certificate valid 30 days (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://www.roc.gov.bd)
Incorporation step 2 — bank account / encashment (foreign capital) — Open a bank account and remit foreign shareholders' capital; bank issues an encashment certificate for RJSC (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)
Incorporation step 3 — registration — File MoA, AoA and forms with RJSC, pay registration fees and stamp duty, obtain Certificate of Incorporation (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)
Typical incorporation timeline — Approximately 1 to 3 weeks for a straightforward local company (approx — confirm; varies with foreign-capital remittance and bank steps) (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)
Core annual compliance — Annual General Meeting, file annual return and audited financial statements with RJSC, and file the annual income tax return with NBR (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)

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Entity types, capital and incorporation

Common entity types — Private limited company, public limited company, branch/liaison office of a foreign company, partnership, sole proprietorship (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)

Registration authority — Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://www.roc.gov.bd)

Private limited company — shareholders — Minimum 2, maximum 50 shareholders (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)

Private limited company — directors — Minimum 2 directors (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)

Minimum paid-up capital — local company — No statutory minimum (effectively as low as BDT 1) BDT (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)

Minimum capital — foreign-owned company (practical / for expatriate work permits) — USD 50,000 inward remittance (practical requirement tied to work-permit/expatriate sponsorship rather than a statutory share-capital floor) USD (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)

Incorporation step 1 — name clearance — Apply for name clearance via the RJSC portal; certificate valid 30 days (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://www.roc.gov.bd)

Incorporation step 2 — bank account / encashment (foreign capital) — Open a bank account and remit foreign shareholders' capital; bank issues an encashment certificate for RJSC (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)

Incorporation step 3 — registration — File MoA, AoA and forms with RJSC, pay registration fees and stamp duty, obtain Certificate of Incorporation (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)

Typical incorporation timeline — Approximately 1 to 3 weeks for a straightforward local company (approx — confirm; varies with foreign-capital remittance and bank steps) (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)

Core annual compliance — Annual General Meeting, file annual return and audited financial statements with RJSC, and file the annual income tax return with NBR (Companies Act 1994 (Bangladesh) — https://legalseba.com/bd-services/company-incorporation-in-bangladesh/)