Textiles & apparel
Supply chains, materials, manufacturing, and export-linked services.
BANGLADESH MARKET ENTRY · LOCAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Build in Bangladesh with a local hand at your side.
From Dhaka, ANNEX supports European and international companies exploring a Bangladesh presence. We help turn a market thesis into local research, partner conversations, workforce planning, and an operating plan—while you keep ownership and final authority. Whether you are considering a foreign-owned operation or a joint venture, confirm the right locally incorporated structure with qualified advisers and the relevant authorities.
Dhaka-basedInternational collaborationInvestor-led decisions
01 / THE MARKET
A large market. A wide talent base. Real work to do.
Bangladesh offers investment pathways across established industries and newer growth areas. Choosing the right opportunity means testing the sector, location, routes to market, skills, and operating requirements against your own plan.
Agribusiness
Food processing, agricultural inputs, cold chain, and distribution.
Pharma & health
Pharmaceuticals, active ingredients, medical devices, and services.
Light engineering
Components, equipment, industrial supply, and technical capability.
IT & digital services
Software, technology services, digital products, and business support.
Energy & infrastructure
Renewable energy, logistics, and investment-ready project pathways.
Sector examples are drawn from the national investment agency’s published opportunity areas.Explore Invest Bangladesh opportunities
02 / LOCAL CAPABILITY
Your right-hand team for the work around the investment.
ANNEX is a Dhaka-based business development and digital studio. We can help you shape and coordinate the local work, then build a practical operating rhythm around the plan you approve.
Workforce planning & local talent coordination
Map the roles your operation needs, understand local hiring channels, and coordinate introductions and onboarding with the recruitment partners you choose.
Role clarity · local context · investor-approved hiringBusiness development on the ground
Structure market discovery, customer conversations, channel research, and a route-to-market plan around your sector and target customer.
Research · outreach · opportunity trackingPartner & supplier discovery
Help identify relevant local providers, suppliers, and potential partners; coordinate introductions and document follow-up for your review.
Shortlists · meetings · clear next stepsLaunch coordination & digital foundations
Coordinate a launch plan across local workstreams and establish the web, lead, reporting, and communications systems your team needs.
Milestones · digital setup · operational handoverWorkforce availability, partner fit, and delivery scope depend on role, location, timing, and due diligence. ANNEX agrees the scope before starting and does not guarantee hiring outcomes or third-party performance.
03 / PUBLIC PATHWAYS
Know which door is official.
Invest Bangladesh is the government’s investment promotion and facilitation agency, established in 2026 by bringing together the former BIDA, BEZA, and Public-Private Partnership Authority. Its published services include support for foreign and joint-venture projects, commercial offices, investor services, and sector opportunities. BanglaBiz is the official digital gateway for business licences and permits.
ANNEX can help organize questions, prepare a project pathway, and coordinate next steps with the relevant official channels. We are an independent private business—not a government authority, law firm, tax adviser, or licensing agent.
04 / YOUR CONTROL
Local execution. Investor-led authority.
Working with a local partner should make execution easier to see and direct. Agree the boundaries early, keep the important accounts in your company’s name, and make every decision traceable.
You approve
Scope, budgets, hiring, commitments, and spending limits are written down before action.
You can inspect
Updates show work completed, open decisions, owners, and next milestones in an agreed cadence.
You own access
Company accounts, data, contracts, and documentation stay accessible to your authorized team.
YOUR LOCAL POINT OF CONTACT
Yaser Ahmmed Ratul
Founder of ANNEX · Dhaka, Bangladesh
Business development and local execution coordination for international projects.05 / A CLEAR START
From first conversation to a local plan.
Start with a focused brief. We’ll identify what needs local validation before anyone commits to a larger scope.
- 01
Share the outline
Your sector, target customers, current stage, and what you need to learn.
- 02
Scope local questions
We map the market, partner, workforce, and official-pathway questions to validate.
- 03
Agree the work
Deliverables, authority, fees, reporting, and timelines are documented up front.
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Move with visibility
Local execution follows your approvals, with clear updates and an orderly handover.
06 / QUESTIONS
Before you explore Bangladesh.
Make the first discussion useful. Keep confidential commercial information for a later conversation under an agreed process.
What does ANNEX do for a foreign investor?
We scope local research, business development, partner and supplier discovery, workforce coordination, launch planning, and operational reporting. The engagement is limited to the responsibilities agreed in writing.
Can a foreign company set up a local entity, and does ANNEX guarantee approvals or incentives?
No. The right ownership structure and required permissions depend on your business activity and current rules. Invest Bangladesh and qualified legal and tax advisers should confirm the pathway. Incentives and approvals are decided by the relevant authorities and are never guaranteed by ANNEX.
How do I keep control of the local operation?
Set approval limits, budgets, account ownership, reporting, and signing authority in the engagement and company documents. You approve commitments; ANNEX coordinates only within that scope.
Which sectors can I explore?
Published opportunity areas include textiles and apparel, agribusiness, pharmaceuticals and APIs, medical devices, light engineering, IT and IT-enabled services, logistics, and renewable energy. Your plan needs sector-specific market, regulatory, and financial due diligence.
What should I share in the first inquiry?
A broad description of your sector, the kind of presence you are considering, your target timing, and the local help you need is enough. Please do not send trade secrets, financial account details, or sensitive documents through the initial form.
A LOCAL CONVERSATION, BEFORE A BIG COMMITMENT
What are you looking to build in Bangladesh?
Tell us the sector and where you are in your planning. We’ll reply with a practical next step.
Initial inquiry only. We’ll agree any confidential information sharing separately.
Your privacy, your choice