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What services of other regulators are provided to the investors by BIDA’s OSS?

Oct 12, 2021

BIDA launched online OSS portal in February, 2019 (accessible through https:// bidaquickserv.org, or www.bida.gov.bd), which delivers IT-enabled services to every investor. OSS portal currently provides following services necessary for the start-up of any industrial project:

• Company name clearance,

• Tax Identification Number (TIN) registration,

• Company incorporation (registration),

• Investment project registration (including amendment),

• Branch and liaison/ representative office registration (including amendment, extension, cancellation),

• Recommendation for employment/ private investor VISA (including amendment)

• VISA on arrival (including amendment),

• Expatriate work permit (including amendment, extension, cancellation),

• Overseas remittance of royalty, franchise, technical license/ know-how/ assistance fees,

• Approval of the long-term foreign loans,

• Bank account opening,

• Online payment of application fees. BIDA has been proceeding with the second phase development to provide the following services online:

• Security clearance certificate (associated with E-VISA/ expatriate work permit) = Security Services Division,

• Import/ Export Registration Certificate (including renewal) = CCI&E,

• Land use clearance/ Plan approval/ Special project approval/ Occupancy Certificate = CDA/ RAJUK,

• Electricity connection = Six electricity distributors.

• Report of title/ Ownership record changes = Ministry of Land,

• Factory license/ Factory machinery-layout plan approval = Dept. of Inspection for Factories and Establishment,

• Site clearance/ Environmental impact assessment (EIA) approval/ ECC and their renewal = Dept. of Environment,

• Fire license/ No-objection Certificate (NOC) for multi-stories buildings = Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defense,

• Certificate of origin/ Membership certificate = Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry.