Local, international, and joint venture industries all go through the same registration process with BIDA. Any registration applications must be submitted online using BIDA’s One-Stop Service (OSS) Portal. If all information and paperwork are provided in accordance with BIDA’s requirements, registration is granted in 1 (one) day. The needed document list is listed on the portal, and further information can be found in the BIDA’s Guideline, which is also available on the website.
Required Documents:
- Certificate of Incorporation,
- Memorandum and Article of Association attested by an authorized person of the applicant company,
- Trade license from the concerned authority (where the factory is located) mentioning specific sector,
- Tax Identification Number (TIN) Certificate of the company,
- Land purchase agreement or rental agreement for the proposed project,
- List of directors with information on their nationality and address,
- Profile of the proposed investment project (if the project cost exceeds BDT 100.00 million),
- No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the concerned ministry/ directorate/ department for industries falls under the category of the controlled sector as per Industry Policy,
- Attachments of the company’s comments as per BIDA’s requirement.
Fees: BDT 28,000 excluding all the government fees.
Government fees: BDT 5,000 to 7,000.
Further information can be found here: Bangladesh Investment Development Authority.