Hire and pay employees in Bangladesh, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Bangladesh. No more worrying about local laws, complex tax systems, or managing international payroll. Deel takes care of everything in 150+ countries. The average onboarding time frame in the Bangladesh is 5 days with Deel.
Onboard, pay and manage employees in Bangladesh with Deel
Usually, to hire in Bangladesh, your business needs an entity. That means a local office, an address registered as a subsidiary, and an account with a local bank. All of this, plus navigating regional benefits, payroll, tax, and HR laws, can take months.
Now you can hire employees in Bangladesh quickly, easily, and compliantly. Automate tax document collection, payroll, benefits, and more. For your existing direct employees, we can manage your entire payroll operation from end-to-end.
Currency Bangladeshi taka
Capital Dhaka
Official language Bengali
Payroll cycle Monthly
All the necessary benefits for Bangladesh built right in
Deel allows you to provide localized benefits for employees in Bangladesh within minutes. All in one manageable online dashboard in a single HR platform.
- Gratuity Payment
- Private Healthcare - Unisure (optional)
- Private Healthcare - Allianz (optional)
- Optional global health insurance - Allianz
Our quickstart guide to hiring in Bangladesh
Navigate the tabs below to learn everything you need to know about hiring an employee in Bangladesh
Minimum Wage Requirements
There is no minimum wage by law in Bangladesh.
Individual Income Tax
In Bangladesh, tax rates and thresholds vary depending on the taxpayer’s category and their applicable tax-exempt threshold. Some groups benefit from higher tax-exempt thresholds, reducing their overall tax liability. These groups include female taxpayers, senior citizens aged 65 and over, disabled individuals, war-wounded freedom fighters, and members of the third gender community.
Income Tax Rates for General Taxpayers
| Tax Rate | Annual Taxable Income |
|---|---|
| 0% | BDT 0 to 375,000 |
| 5% | BDT 375,000 to 475,000 |
| 10% | BDT 475,000 to 875,000 |
| 15% | BDT 875,000 to 1,375,000 |
| 20% | BDT 1,375,000 to 1,875,000 |
| 25% | BDT 1,875,000 to 3,875,000 |
| 30% | Over BDT 3,875,000 |
Payroll Cost
Annual Costs
- 13th Salary - 1 month salary, calculated as the gross monthly salaries received during the year including other salary payments, such as bonuses, allowances, and divided by 12.
- Union Bonus (profit sharing) - BRL 315.52 a year (~USD 59)
- Vacation Bonus - One-third of the employee's monthly salary or one-third of the vacation days taken
- Mandatory Life Insurance - BRL 5.56
Conditional Costs
- Abono Pecuniário - Employees can choose to receive up to 10 days of their vacation bonus paid out instead of using them as paid time off.
- Childcare allowance - Female employees with children aged 0-60 months are entitled to a monthly childcare allowance up to 290.98 BRL per child.
Overtime Pay & Maximum Hours
Standard working hours are 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week. The standard workweek is from Sunday to Thursday.
Download the complete guide to hiring in Bangladesh
Hiring in Bangladesh, hassle-free
With Deel, your business can easily hire employees in Bangladesh with our EOR solution. If you have an entity, our Global Payroll solution takes care of payroll and compliance for your direct employees. Our 250+ in-house experts handle everything from managing local laws, complex tax systems, or your payroll in Bangladesh and 150+ countries.
Management fee
Starting at
$599
/month
Estimated Employer Cost
8.33%
of employee salary