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Logistics, Ports & Warehousing

Assess Logistics, Ports & Warehousing opportunities in Bangladesh through warehousing and distribution, freight coordination, logistics visibility systems.

Evidence reviewed 1 November 2026.

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What supports an investment assessment?

BIDA Heatmap: Customised deals

Promotion category from the January 2025 framework. It is not a market-demand measurement, approval, incentive entitlement or investment-return rating.

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New Mooring / Patenga concession terms

15 / 22 years

Agreements dated October 2026 / December 2023; different terminals

Concession duration is a contractual measure. It does not establish achieved cargo throughput, investment expenditure or logistics-market growth.

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Who would buy, and how would you serve them?

Cargo owners, terminal concessionaires and manufacturers needing reliable transport and storage.

  1. Contract logistics
  2. Terminal-support services
  3. Warehousing and industrial transport

The opportunity becomes actionable when a customer need, a feasible delivery model and a tested cost base come together. Existing companies indicate activity, not automatic access to their orders.

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The metrics your business case needs.

Use these as project measurements to collect. They are not published national performance statistics.

Contracted cargo volume

Record the evidence, baseline, target and responsible verifier.

Dwell time

Record the evidence, baseline, target and responsible verifier.

On-time delivery

Record the evidence, baseline, target and responsible verifier.

Receivables days

Record the evidence, baseline, target and responsible verifier.

What could change the outcome?

  • Verify concession rights, handover and procurement access.
  • Assess cargo commitments rather than national trade alone.
  • Match warehouse and fleet investment to customer contracts.

Prepare an investment decision file.

Provide target customers, intended business model, current evidence and assumptions. Include contracted cargo volume, dwell time, on-time delivery, receivables days in the assessment.

Use the preparation checklist

Which country links are evidenced here?

Germany United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia
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Source documents and further reading.

Read the observation date and evidence status with each source. Company disclosures are attributed to the issuer. A reference to a policy is not a representation that a specific project qualifies for a benefit.

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Scope your industry assessment.

Share your product, intended customer, business model and the assumptions you need to verify.

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Foreign ownership in Bangladesh

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100% foreign ownership
Available in eligible sectors

100% foreign ownership is permitted in most sectors in Bangladesh. An eligible business can establish a wholly foreign-owned company without a local equity partner.

Eligibility depends on the business activity. Reserved or restricted activities, sector-specific ownership rules, licences and regulatory approvals must be checked before incorporation or investment.

Do I need a local shareholder?

For an activity eligible for wholly foreign-owned incorporation, a local equity partner is not generally required. The proposed activities and applicable sector rules must be reviewed first. Ownership eligibility does not replace company registration, operating licences or other required approvals.

Source: BIDA investment FAQ (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2 November 2026

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