Name clearance has to be obtained from the Dhaka office. An application in plain paper along with the Resolution approved by the promoters/sponsors of the proposed company regarding proposed names of the company to be formed, authorized share capital of the proposed company and the names of the proposed chairman/director(s)/shareholders who have agreed to subscribe shares of the proposed company is to be submitted by any person authorized by the promoters/sponsors of the proposed company to the Registrar of the Joint Stock Companies for verification and availability of the proposed name for new registration. The search for the company name was computerized in 2003. The Registrar publishes on a daily basis reserved and/or rejected names of companies. Application forms can be downloaded from the Registrar’s website ( http://roc.gov.bd), which also provides fee schedules and model forms for memorandum and articles of association.

Comment: For domestic companies the registration fees depend on the capital of the company: up to 1 crore (10 million takas): 5,795 takas ; Next 1 crore – 1500 takas. If the company is registered as a foreign company, government registration fees amount to BDT 795.

Govt. Registration Fees (dependent on the authorized capital of the company) is paid in the Registrar along with the following documents: (1) Name Clearance Certificate; (ii) 3 copies of Memorandum of Association; (iii) 3 copies of Articles of Association (iv) Form Nos. I, VI, IX, X and XII; (v) Encashment Certificate (if subscribers are non-residents); (vi) Tax Identification No. (of resident subscribers).

After the completion of this procedure, the office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms will issue a Certificate of Incorporation.

BDT. 2000 Incidental charges

Separate registration for the purpose Value Added Tax may be obtained from the Customs, Excise and VAT Commission under NBR. The various Value Added Taxes (VAT) incurred while operating will be regulated by the zonal “Customs, Excise and VAT Commission”.

Depends on the type of business that the company proposes to undertake. General business for buying and selling may involve a fee of BDT 200

The Trade License is obtained from the Bogra Paurashava. The application for a trade license would have to be accompanied with the following documents: a certified copy of the Articles and Memorandum of Association of the Company, a copy of the certificate of incorporation, statement of bank solvency of the company, TIN Certificate of the company, a copy of the house rent agreement of the office of the company, three copies of photograph of person in charge of the main functions of the company with his particulars.