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1 Documentation & Due Diligence KYC, AML & Agreements 2 BIDA / Regulatory Approval For FDI, Loans, Royalties 3 Authorized Dealer (AD) Bank Review Form Submission & Scrutiny 4 Bangladesh Bank Clearance (if needed) Specialized FEPD Sanction 5 Remittance / Settlement Execution
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  3. ???? (BIDA) ??????? — ?????? ???????? ???? ?????? ????? ??????? ???? ??? ???????????; ???? ????? ???? ??????? ???????-?? ??????? ????? ?????
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  6. ???????? (RJSC) ?????? — ??????? ???? ???????? ? ??????????? ????????? (RJSC) ???? ???? ?? (????? ???????? ???????) ??? ??????????? ?????? ?? ??? ???? ????

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  • ??????? ??????????? (Dividend repatriation) — ??-??????? ??????? ????? ?????? ???? ??? ?? ???? ??? ?????? ?????? ????????? ?????? ?????? ?????, ?????? (NBR)-?? ?? ??????? ??? ???????? ??????? ????????? ???????; ????? ??????? ????? ????? ????????? ???????? ???????? ????????? ??????? ?? ???
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  • ??????????? ?? ??? ???? ?????????? (Management fees and IP licensing) — ?????? ???? ???????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ??? ??? (??? ???? ??????? ???? (BIDA)-?? ????????? ????????? ??????? ??????? ??) ??? ???? ???, ???? ??????? ???? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ???? ????
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  • ????? ???????? ??????: ??? ??????? ?????? (NAV), ?-??????????? ????????? ???? ??????????? ????? ???? (DCF) ??? ??????????? ???????????? ???? ????? ??—???????? ???????? ?????????? ??????? ???????? ????? ???? ???????? ?????? ?????? ???? (????? ????? ???? ?????????? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ???????? ???? ??????? ???????? ????? (NAV) ???? ?????? (DCF)-?? ????? ???? ????, ???? ?????? ???? ??)?
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  • ???????? (RJSC) ???????????: ??????? ????????? ??????? ????????? ???? ?????? ?????? ???? (Schedule X)-? (???????????? ??????????? ??????) ????????? ??? ??? ??? ????? ??????????? ???? ????????? ???????, ???? ??????? ?????????????? ??? ????
  • ?????? ??????? ??? ?? (Capital Gains Tax) — ??????? ??????????? ???????? ?????? (NBR)-?? ???? ??????? ???? ?? ????? ????????; ?????????? ???? ?????? ??????? ??? ??? ?????? ?? ??????????? ????????????? ???? ??? ?????

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????????? ???????????? ?????????? ??????? ???? ????? ??????? ??, ??? ????? ??? ??????-???? (Schedule X) ??????? ??????? ???? ???? ????????? ??????????? ????? ???????? ???????? ???????? ????? ???? ????:

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  • ?????????? ????? — ????? (??????-?? ????), ???????? (??????), ??????? (??????????? ????????, ???????? ??????????) ??? ???????? ??????? ????????? ????? (??????? ? ???????? ???? ?????? ????????? ????) ?????????? ????? ????? ? ??????????????? ??????? ???????? ??? ???????
  • ??????-???? ???????? ??????????? — ?????????? (RJSC) ??????-???? (????? ????????? ??????? ???????) ????? ??? ?????? ????? ????????? ??? ?????????? ?????????????? ??? ?????????, ??? ????? ???? ????? ???? ???? ??? ?? ???????? ????????????? ????? ???? ??? (????: ????? ??????? ???? ????? ???? ?? ????, ???????? ???, ????-?? ????? ?????????? ??????? ????? ?????)?

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  • ??????-?? ????????????? ???????? ???? ????? ?????????? ???????? ????????? ?????? ?? ??????? ??????? ???????????? ??????? ?????
  • ??????????? ???????? ???? ???? (BIDA)-? ???????????? ???????????? ??????? ???? ???????? ??????? ???? — ????? ????? ??????????? (OSS platform) ????????????? ???????-?????? ????????????? ?????? ?????, ?????? ???????? ???????? ?????? ??? ??????-?? ???? ????????????? ?????? ??????? ?? ???-?? ???? ???
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Statutory Stage / Rule Applicable Act & Section Official Fees (BDT) Statutory Authority
Inward Remittance & FDI Registration Foreign Exchange Regulation Act 1947, Sec 8 & 12 Varies by capital volume (Standard processing fee BDT 5,000 - 25,000) Bangladesh Bank (Foreign Exchange Policy Department)
Outward Remittance (Royalty, Technical & Brand Fees) FERA 1947 & Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Guidelines BDT 10,000 to 50,000 (Processing & recommendation fees) BIDA / Authorized Dealer (AD) Banks
External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) Approval Guidelines for Foreign Loans & Financing BDT 20,000 (Application fee to Central Bank) Bangladesh Bank (Debt Management & FEPD)
Import & Export LC Settlement (Cross-Border Trade) Customs Act 2023 & Import Policy Order As per LC value and commercial bank schedules National Board of Revenue (NBR) & AD Banks

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