Bd Company Formation

---
name: bd-company-formation
description: "Source-cited draft: company formation & entity choice for Bangladesh (tax year 2025) — rates, thresholds and rules with primary-source citations. Unverified; pending local-accountant review."
license: "AGPL-3.0-or-later (code) / OpenAccountants Guide License v1.0 (content)"
metadata:
  source: openaccountants
  openaccountants_url: "https://www.openaccountants.com/skills/bd-company-formation"
  jurisdiction: "BD"
  tax_year: "2025"
  last_updated: "2026-07-13"
---

# Bangladesh Company Formation & Entity Choice

## 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/)_

## Today's figures and who stands behind this skill

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