There are 405,508 companies and businesses in Bangladesh in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 199,989 of them are corporations.
List of all companies in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has 405,508 registered companies and businesses in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 199,989 of them are corporations. We build the records from the national business register and other official sources, and add the sole traders, branch locations and public bodies a register leaves out. Most of them are small: 3% have fewer than five employees. Below you find the largest, the smallest, the newest and the oldest companies in Bangladesh, where they are based and what they do. Want to buy the list of all 405,508 Bangladeshi companies as an API integration or Excel file? Get it from our Bangladeshi company database.
405,508 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies405,508
Corporations199,989
Regions8
Largest regionDhaka 33%
Employees10-19
Revenue$1M-$5M
Email0%
Phone10%
Website0%
Bangladeshi company list: all 405,508 companies
The list of all companies and businesses in Bangladesh, live and sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, industry, size, revenue, legal form or founding year. The full search is on our Bangladeshi company directory.
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| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh Police | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 6, Phoenix Road, Fulbaria | Dhaka | 1000 | 1971 | $36,922,500,000 | 250,000 | Government body | 3 | N/A |
| 2 | Akij Tobacco Company LIMITED | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Ad-din Hospital (6th Floor), 02, Bara Maghbazar | Dhaka | 1217 | 1950 | $15,825,250,000 | 25,000 | Corporation | 2 | C-124302 |
| 3 | Noman Group Of Industries LTD. | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Adamjee Court, Annex-2 Building | Dhaka | 1000 | 1997 | $15,394,620,000 | 60,000 | Corporation | N/A | C-84868 |
| 4 | S. G. Oil Refineries LIMITED | Bangladesh | Bagerhat | Plot No. 5 to 8, 11 & 12, | Khulna | 9300 | 2006 | $14,274,852,486 | 150 | Corporation | N/A | Reg. No. C - 64063(1 |
| 5 | Ace Consultants LIMITED | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Anabil Tower, Plot 3 8th Floor, | Dhaka | 1212 | 2002 | $13,846,257,989 | 56 | Corporation | N/A | C-5115 |
| 6 | Knit Reflex LTD. | Bangladesh | Narayanganj | Gognogor, Sayedpur | Dhaka | 1400 | 2010 | $9,272,670,886 | 1,500 | Corporation | N/A | C-71037(3546)/08 |
| 7 | Muslim Commercial Bank LIMITED | Bangladesh | Karachi 74000 | Adamjde House 11 | N/A | N/A | 1995 | $9,221,770,000 | 5,000 | Corporation | N/A | N/A |
| 8 | Bangladesh Power Development Board | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Wapda Bhaban 1st Floor | Dhaka | 1000 | 1972 | $8,695,403,444 | 18,500 | Government body | 577 | Presidential Order N |
| 9 | Bangladesh Petroleum CORPORATION | Bangladesh | Chattogram | Bsc Bhaban | Chattogram | 4100 | 1977 | $6,470,776,684 | 177 | Government body | 577 | Ordinance No. 88 of |
| 10 | American Life Insurance Company | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Metlife Building | Dhaka | 1000 | N/A | $5,211,584,000 | 16,000 | Foreign company | 1763 | N/A |
| 11 | Metlife | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Metlife Building | Dhaka | 1000 | 2015 | $5,211,584,000 | 16,000 | Foreign company | 3 | N/A |
| 12 | American Life Insurance Company | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Metlife Building | Dhaka | 1000 | N/A | $5,211,584,000 | 16,000 | Foreign company | 1763 | N/A |
| 13 | Transcom LIMITED. | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Gulshan Tower (5th Floor) | Dhaka | 1212 | 1981 | $5,131,540,000 | 20,000 | Corporation | 6 | C-8817/656 |
| 14 | Dhaka Metropolitan Police | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Dhaka Metropolitan Police Headquarters: 36 36 | Dhaka | 1217 | 1976 | $5,021,460,000 | 34,000 | Government body | 3 | N/A |
| 15 | Dhaka Metropolitan Police | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 36, Shaheed Captain Mansur Ali Sarani | Dhaka | 1000 | 1976 | $4,871,850,030 | 32,987 | Government body | 3 | Ordinance No. III of |
| 16 | Department Of Agricultural Extension | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Khamarbari Road, Khamarbari | Dhaka | 1215 | 1982 | $4,708,574,000 | 26,000 | Government body | 577 | Extension-1/ka-30/82 |
| 17 | Metlife | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 18-20 Motijheel C/a | Dhaka | 1000 | 1952 | $4,596,176,000 | 16,000 | Foreign company | 3 | N/A |
| 18 | Bangladesh Navy | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Neval Headquarters Banani | Dhaka | 1213 | 1971 | $4,495,150,000 | 27,500 | Government body | 577 | N/A |
| 19 | Ministry Of Agriculture | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Building - 4 4th and 5th Floor | Dhaka | 1000 | 1972 | $4,086,500,000 | 25,000 | Government body | 577 | P.O. No. 9 of 1972 |
| 20 | Beximco Pharmaceuticals PLC. | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 19, Dhanmondi R/a, Road No. 7 | Dhaka | 1205 | 2021 | $4,028,360,235 | 7,355 | Corporation | 5 | C-4744 |
| 21 | Orion Group | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Orion House | Dhaka | 1208 | 1985 | $3,969,772,600 | 18,050 | N/A | N/A | |
| 22 | Bashundhara Group | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Plot-125/a, Block-a, Bashundhara R/a | Dhaka | 1229 | 1987 | $3,903,300,000 | 60,000 | N/A | N/A | |
| 23 | Bangladesh Oil, Gas And Mineral CORPORATION (petrobangla) | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Petro Centre | Dhaka | 1100 | 2022 | $3,473,894,907 | 8,500 | Government body | 577 | N/A |
| 24 | Abul Khair Group Of Industris LTD. | Bangladesh | Chattogram | 232/2612, Dhaka Trunk Road, Pahartali | Chattogram | 4217 | 1953 | $3,464,865,000 | 45,000 | Corporation | N/A | CH-2562 |
| 25 | Bangladesh Air Force | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Air Headquarters | Dhaka | 1206 | 1971 | $3,360,434,000 | 22,000 | Local government body | 577 | N/A |
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Companies and businesses in Bangladesh
405,508
2 November 2026
There are 405,508 companies and businesses in Bangladesh in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. That is every kind of business, not only the registered companies: 199,989 corporations (Private Ltd and Ltd), 15,324 sole traders and 719 partnerships. On top of those come 889 non-profit organisations, 94 branches of foreign companies and 578 public bodies.
Structure
- Single-site businesses
- 404,605 100%
- Head offices
- 566
- Branch locations
- 337
Legal form
- Corporations
- 199,989 49%
- Sole traders
- 15,324
- Partnerships
- 719
Per working day this year
≈ 0
new companies registered · 76 so far in 2026
Largest companies in Bangladesh
Which are the largest companies in Bangladesh? That depends on what you measure. By number of employees the biggest employer is Masihata Sweaters, with 100,000 staff, ahead of Noman Group of Industries and Abul Khair Group of Industries. By yearly revenue the largest company is Akij Tobacco Company, ahead of Noman Group of Industries and Knit Reflex. Below are the top companies of Bangladesh ranked four ways: by number of employees, by yearly revenue, the largest public-sector employers and the biggest foreign companies in Bangladesh. 92 Bangladeshi companies employ more than 10,000 people and 76 report more than $1 billion a year.
Masihata Sweaters has the largest headcount of any company in Bangladesh in our data. 92 Bangladeshi companies list more than 10,000 people, 4,470 more than 500.
- 1100,000 staff
- 260,000 staff
- 345,000 staff
- 425,000 staff
- 523,500 staff
- 622,000 staff
- 720,000 staff
- 820,000 staff
- 920,000 staff
- 1020,000 staff
Headcount as it is recorded on the company; for a group's parent or holding company it is usually the whole group's, worldwide.
Akij Tobacco Company is the largest company in Bangladesh by revenue; 76 Bangladeshi companies report more than $1 billion a year. Corporations only.
- 1$15.8B
- 2$15.4B
- 3$9.3B
- 4$9.2B
- 5$5.1B
- 6$4.0B
- 7$3.5B
- 8$3.3B
- 9$3.2B
- 10$2.9B
Bangladesh Railway is the largest public body in our data for Bangladesh, with 27,535 staff.
- 127,535 staff
- 26,230 staff
94 foreign companies have a registered branch or establishment in Bangladesh.
- 116,000 worldwide
- 216,000 worldwide
- 36,900 worldwide
- 42,500 worldwide
- 51,500 worldwide
- 6830 worldwide
- 7400 worldwide
- 8350 worldwide
Headcount and revenue are those of the worldwide company, not of the branch in Bangladesh.
By employee size · 48,854 companies with a known headcount
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 1,263 | 3% | |
| 5-9 | 3,326 | 7% | |
| 10-19 | 19,940 | 41% | |
| 20-49 | 9,639 | 20% | |
| 50-99 | 4,388 | 9% | |
| 100-199 | 2,858 | 6% | |
| 200-499 | 2,970 | 6% | |
| 500+ | 4,470 | 9% |
3% have 1 to 4 employees; 4,470 have 500 or more.
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 168 | 0.4% | |
| $100K-$500K | 2,403 | 5% | |
| $500K-$1M | 15,252 | 32% | |
| $1M-$5M | 20,911 | 44% | |
| $5M-$10M | 3,183 | 7% | |
| $10M-$100M | 4,921 | 10% | |
| $100M-$1B | 890 | 2% | |
| $1B+ | 76 | 0.2% |
966 companies report more than $100 million; 76 more than $1 billion.
Small businesses in Bangladesh
Most companies in Bangladesh are small businesses. Of the 48,854 with a known headcount, 4,589 (9%) are micro businesses with fewer than ten employees, 29,579 are small (10 to 49) and 10,216 medium-sized (50 to 499). Only 4,470 employ 500 people or more, so 90.85% of Bangladeshi companies are SMEs. This is where our data is strongest: sole traders, micro companies and single shops, each with an address and an industry code.
| Size class | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro · fewer than 10 | 4,589 | 9% | |
| Small · 10 to 49 | 29,579 | 61% | |
| Medium · 50 to 499 | 10,216 | 21% | |
| Large · 500 or more | 4,470 | 9% |
1,263
companies have 1 to 4 employees (3%). 168 turn over less than $100,000 a year.
15,324
sole traders are in the data, each with an address and an industry code.
38%
of the 76 companies started in 2026 have 1 to 4 employees (27). Only 5 started with 200 staff or more.
Where are companies in Bangladesh based?
Dhaka has more companies than any other region in Bangladesh: 135,085, or 33% of the total, ahead of Chattogram (28,537) and Khulna (7,987). Below you find all eight regions and the ten busiest cities, with a link to the local list where we have one.
eight regions
| Region | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaka | 135,085 | 33% | |
| Chattogram | 28,537 | 7% | |
| Khulna | 7,987 | 2% | |
| Rajshahi | 7,486 | 2% | |
| Sylhet | 4,047 | 1.0% | |
| Rangpur | 3,844 | 0.9% | |
| Mymensingh | 2,135 | 0.5% | |
| Barishal | 1,181 | 0.3% |
Ten busiest cities
- Dhaka115,708
- Chattogram17,321
- Khulna4,179
- Sylhet3,731
- Narayanganj3,564
- Chittagong3,377
- Chapai Nawabganj Sadar2,122
- Gazipur2,063
- Mymensingh1,629
- Rajshahi1,566
Main industries in Bangladesh
Business services and IT is the biggest industry in Bangladesh by number of companies: 10,257, or 21% of all firms with an industry code. Next come wholesale (consumer goods) (5,381) and other services (4,764). Companies are grouped here by their SIC code, the classification every company in our data carries, in every country. Below you find the main sectors, the largest industries with their biggest companies.
- Business services and IT10,25721%
- Wholesale (consumer goods)5,38111%
- Other services4,76410%
- Textiles4,69410%
- Clothing manufacturing3,2887%
- Wholesale (durable goods)2,5755%
- Travel and transport services1,7804%
- Engineering, accounting and management1,3463%
- Other manufacturing1,1892%
- Food production1,1402%
- Social services9322%
- Chemicals7442%
- Real estate6291%
- Paper5491%
- Other shops4641.0%
- Other industries8,42217%
The fifteen largest of 80 SIC major groups; records without an industry code are not in this chart.
Largest industries in Bangladesh
10,257
Business services and IT
SIC 73: Business Services
- 125,000 staff
- 220,000 staff
- 315,000 staff
5,381
Wholesale (consumer goods)
SIC 51: Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods
- 115,486 staff
- 211,450 staff
- 310,500 staff
4,764
Other services
SIC 89: Miscellaneous Services
- 145,000 staff
- 28,000 staff
- 32,885 staff
4,694
Textiles
SIC 22: Textile Mill Products
- 120,000 staff
- 212,000 staff
- 312,000 staff
3,288
Clothing manufacturing
SIC 23: Apparel And Other Finished Products Made From Fabrics And Similar Materials
- 119,000 staff
- 218,000 staff
- 315,000 staff
2,575
Wholesale (durable goods)
SIC 50: Wholesale Trade-durable Goods
- 13,500 staff
- 22,500 staff
- 32,000 staff
1,780
Travel and transport services
SIC 47: Transportation Services
- 18,000 staff
- 21,800 staff
- 31,509 staff
1,346
Engineering, accounting and management
SIC 87: Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services
- 145,000 staff
- 222,000 staff
- 316,500 staff
Discover more: all Bangladeshi industries, cities and regions
Every Bangladeshi list we publish. Industries are grouped by economic sector.
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkey
- UAE
- Uganda
- UK
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- USA
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How many new companies are registered in Bangladesh? (2026)
76 new companies and startups registered in Bangladesh so far in 2026, about 0 every working day, after 231 new businesses in 2025. Most startups begin small: 38% of this year's newcomers have one to four employees. 16 of them are corporations (Private Ltd and Ltd).
≈ 0
new companies register every working day in 2026
38%
of this year's startups begin with one to four employees
231
new companies in 2025
Companies founded per year
- 3132022
- 3302023
- 2662024
- 2312025
- 762026 so far
The biggest newcomers of 2026
A new registration is often a restructuring, not a start-up: the largest newcomers are new holding and property companies for existing businesses.
- 13,000 staff
- 21,720 staff
- 31,000 staff
- 4350 staff
- 5200 staff
Oldest companies in Bangladesh
The oldest organisation still active is Border Guard Bangladesh, from 1795. Our data holds 1 Bangladeshi organisations founded before 1800, 2 before 1900 and 51 before 1950.
Oldest organisations still active
- 17956,000 staff
The founding year is the year a business traces itself to, as recorded in the register and company filings, not the incorporation date of the current legal entity. Trading companies listed here report $100 million or more a year.
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2,763
Bangladeshi companies were founded before 1990
328
were founded in 1990
16,957 Bangladeshi companies, 86% of those with a founding year on record, were founded in 1990 or later. 2,763 are older.
Types of companies in Bangladesh
Half of all Bangladeshi businesses in our data are corporations (Private Ltd and Ltd), and one in twenty-six is a sole trader. Partnerships make up 0.2%. The chart shows every legal form in our data.
- Corporations199,98949%
- No legal form on record187,84846%
- Sole traders15,3244%
- Partnerships7190.2%
- Foreign companies94<0.1%
- Non-profit organisations8890.2%
- Cooperatives59<0.1%
- Public bodies5780.1%
- Joint ventures8<0.1%
Which Bangladeshi companies are part of a group?
Most Bangladeshi companies stand alone: 100% are single-site businesses. The other 903 are part of a multi-site structure, as one of 566 head offices or 337 branches. The largest corporate family on this page is Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution, with 577 companies in its group.
The largest corporate families on this page
- 1577 companies
- 26 companies
- 35 companies
- 44 companies
- 52 companies
Counted from the largest companies on this page, not from all 405,508; the API has no group-size filter.
What you can reach: contact data on Bangladeshi companies
0 Bangladeshi companies have a website on record (0%), 42,261 a phone number (10%) and 0 an email address (0%). Among corporations: 0% have a website and 0% an email address.
| Field | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website | 0 | 0% | |
| Phone | 42,261 | 10% | |
| 0 | 0% |
Questions about companies in Bangladesh
Every answer is counted from the data on this page (2 November 2026).
405,508. That includes 15,324 sole traders and 719 partnerships.
199,989 corporations, 49% of all Bangladeshi businesses in our data (2 November 2026).
Of the 48,854 Bangladeshi companies with a known headcount, 44,384 have fewer than 500 employees: 4,589 micro, 29,579 small and 10,216 medium-sized. 4,470 are large enterprises.
Akij Tobacco Company, with $15.8 billion in yearly revenue, ahead of Noman Group of Industries ($15.4B) and Knit Reflex ($9.3B).
Masihata Sweaters, with 100,000 staff on its record (for a group's parent this is usually the whole group's headcount).
135,085, 33% of all Bangladeshi companies (2 November 2026).
76 so far in 2026, about 0 per working day, after 231 in 2025.
From the national business register and other official sources, combined with company websites and filings, and refreshed every month.
0, 0% of all Bangladeshi companies. 42,261 have a phone number and 0 an email address.
Yes. The full list of 405,508 companies is available as Excel, CSV or through the API from our Bangladeshi company database.
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