Employer of Record
We become the legal employer of your Bangladesh staff so you can hire without RJSC registration or BIDA approval.
Employer of Record in BangladeshHire Employees in Bangladesh Without Opening a Local Entity
EORBangladesh becomes the legal employer of your Bangladesh team, runs BDT payroll and NBR tax withholding, and administers statutory benefits under the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 — so you can start a hire in 5–7 business days instead of the 8–12 weeks an incorporation takes.
- Registered in Dhaka
- HR team on the ground
- Contracts aligned with the Labour Act 2006
- No set-up fee, 30 days' notice
Definition
What is an Employer of Record in Bangladesh?
An Employer of Record (EOR) in Bangladesh is a locally registered company that legally employs staff on behalf of a foreign business. The EOR holds the employment contract, runs monthly payroll in taka, withholds income tax for the National Board of Revenue and administers Provident Fund, gratuity and festival bonuses, while the client directs the employee's daily work.
Read the full guide to Employer of Record services in Bangladesh
Process
How does hiring through an EOR work?
Three steps from a confirmed candidate to a paid employee. You keep control of the role, the manager and the work; we carry the employment.
Share the role and offer
Send the job title, salary in your currency, start date and the candidate's details. Within one business day we return a compliant BDT package with employer costs itemised.
We employ and onboard
EORBangladesh issues the employment contract under the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006, collects the national ID, e-TIN and bank details, and registers the employee on payroll and statutory schemes — typically in 5–7 business days.
Monthly payroll and one invoice
The employee is paid in taka by the last working day of each month with income tax withheld for the NBR. You receive a single invoice in USD, GBP or EUR with every BDT line visible.
Services
Which services does EORBangladesh provide?
Every service is delivered by an English-speaking HR and compliance team physically in Dhaka.
Payroll Outsourcing
Monthly BDT payroll, payslips, NBR withholding and statutory contributions, reported to your finance team in your currency with a line-by-line breakdown.
Bangladesh payroll outsourcingManaged HR Services
Contracts, onboarding, leave and attendance, performance records and offboarding handled in line with the Labour Rules 2015.
Managed HR services in BangladeshHR Compliance
Provident Fund, gratuity, festival bonus, working hours and leave administered under the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006, with the governing section cited.
Bangladesh HR compliance guideRecruitment & Remote Teams
Sourcing, screening and reference checks for engineering, finance, customer support and back-office roles, then employment through our entity.
Build a remote team in BangladeshWork Permits & Entity Advisory
Expatriate work-permit and visa support through BIDA, and incorporation advisory for clients who later want their own Bangladesh entity.
EOR vs entity setupComparison
Why choose a local EOR over a global platform?
Global platforms serve Bangladesh through partner entities and a portal. A local EOR employs your staff directly and answers the phone in Dhaka.
EORBangladesh (local EOR)
- Our own Bangladesh-registered entity is the legal employer
- Fixed USD 299 per employee per month; no set-up fee; 30 days' notice, no lock-in
- HR and compliance staff in Dhaka, in your employee's time zone
- Contracts reference the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 by section
- Laptops, co-working seats and local health cover arranged on the ground
Global platform
- Employment through a third-party partner entity in Bangladesh
- Typically USD 499–699 per employee per month, plus add-ons for equipment, benefits and FX
- Support from a regional hub; local questions routed through the partner
- Strong software, dashboards and multi-country coverage
- Best when you hire in many countries and need one portal
Compare EOR, own entity, global platform and contractor side by side
Pricing
How much does an EOR in Bangladesh cost?
Two parts, no surprises: the employee's gross salary and statutory employer costs, billed at cost; plus one fixed EORBangladesh service fee of USD 299 per employee per month (USD 249 from ten employees). No set-up fee. No local entity required.
The sample invoice shows a mid-level engineer on BDT 150,000 a month: statutory employer costs add about 20%, and our fee is the only margin.
| Gross salary (BDT 150,000) | USD 1,250 |
| Employer Provident Fund contribution (8% of basic, BDT 90,000) | USD 60 |
| Gratuity accrual (30 days' basic per year ÷ 12) | USD 62 |
| Festival bonus accrual (2 × basic ÷ 12) | USD 125 |
| Statutory employer costs subtotal, at cost | USD 247 |
| EORBangladesh service fee, fixed | USD 299 |
| Total monthly cost to you | USD 1,796 |
Exchange rate BDT 120.00 = USD 1 (Bangladesh Bank published rate on invoice date, no mark-up). Income tax is withheld from the employee's salary, not added to your cost.
How are your data and intellectual property protected?
Employment contracts issued by EORBangladesh include confidentiality, IP-assignment and non-solicitation clauses that assign work product to the client. Employee personal data is held on encrypted servers in Singapore (AWS ap-southeast-1) with backups in Dhaka, and is shared only with the NBR, the employee's bank and statutory bodies as the law requires. Our client services agreement includes an NDA and data-processing terms, and we sign GDPR-standard DPAs for EU and UK clients.
When does your team need to overlap with Dhaka?
061218
DhakaGMT+6, 9:00–18:00
LondonGMT+1
DubaiGMT+4
SingaporeGMT+8
SydneyGMT+10
New YorkGMT−4
- Overlap with Dhaka office hours
- Client working day, shown in Dhaka time
US teams: we staff a 14:00–23:00 Dhaka shift on request, giving 4–5 hours of overlap with the US East Coast morning.
Case study
How a foreign company uses EORBangladesh
Client story · anonymised
A UK software company hires its first two Bangladesh engineers in six business days
A London-based SaaS company with no presence in Bangladesh wanted to hire two senior backend engineers it had already interviewed in Dhaka. Incorporating a subsidiary would have delayed the start dates by two to three months and created ongoing audit and filing obligations for a two-person team.
EORBangladesh issued employment contracts aligned with the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006, registered both engineers on monthly BDT payroll with NBR income-tax withholding, and set up Provident Fund and festival-bonus administration. The client's finance team receives one consolidated GBP invoice each month with a line-by-line BDT breakdown, and both engineers reported to their UK manager on day one.
We had offers accepted on a Tuesday and both engineers working the following Wednesday. The invoice is the simplest thing our finance team sees all month.VP Engineering, London SaaS company (client since 2024)
Client identity withheld under our confidentiality terms; sector, headcount and timings are as delivered.
- Client
- UK B2B SaaS, 120 staff
- Roles
- 2 senior backend engineers
- Offer to first working day
- 6 business days
- Entity required
- None
- Billing
- Single monthly GBP invoice
- IP
- Assigned to client in contract
Questions foreign employers ask first
Can a foreign company hire an employee in Bangladesh without a local entity?
Yes. A foreign company can employ staff in Bangladesh without incorporating by using an Employer of Record. EORBangladesh's Bangladesh entity signs the employment contract and carries the statutory obligations, while the foreign company directs the day-to-day work. This avoids RJSC registration, BIDA approval and a local bank account.
How quickly can an employee be onboarded in Bangladesh through an EOR?
Onboarding through EORBangladesh typically completes in 5–7 business days once the role, compensation and the employee's national ID and e-TIN are confirmed. We issue a compliant employment contract, register the employee on payroll and set up statutory deductions; you supply the job description and start date. Incorporating a local entity, by comparison, usually takes 8–12 weeks.
What does an EOR in Bangladesh cost?
Two parts: the employee's gross salary and statutory employer costs, billed at cost, plus one fixed EORBangladesh service fee of USD 299 per employee per month (USD 249 from ten employees). There is no set-up fee and no local entity is required. See the pricing page for the included and billed-separately table.
Who owns the intellectual property created by an employee hired through an EOR?
Your company. Employment contracts issued by EORBangladesh include IP-assignment, confidentiality and non-solicitation clauses that assign work product to the client, and our client services agreement confirms the assignment and adds an NDA. We will align the clause wording with your group standard where Bangladesh law allows.
Ready to hire in Bangladesh without opening an entity?
Tell us the role, salary band and start date. We reply within one business day with a compliant employment structure and a fixed-fee quote — first working day typically within 5–7 business days.
Book a ConsultationRegistered in Dhaka · HR team on the ground · Contracts aligned with the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 · No set-up fee · 30 days' notice
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