To get a coffee shop license in Bangladesh, secure a City Corporation/Pourashava Trade License under “restaurant/café,” then add food-safety and fire approvals matched to your site, menu, and capacity. Lock the premises first: signed lease, landlord NOC, holding tax receipt, approved layout showing kitchen hood/duct route, and adequate gas/electrical load. Obtain TIN from NBR, then apply for the Trade License with NID, photos, tenancy papers, and pay signboard tax; renew annually. Register as a food business with the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (or the city health wing where applicable) with SOPs for hygiene, staff medicals, potable water test, pest-control and waste contracts, and handwashing/temperature logs. From the Fire Service & Civil Defence, submit scaled floor plans with exits, emergency lights, extinguishers, alarm, hood fire suppression (if frying/grease), and storage specs for LPG/CO2; expect inspection before the Fire License/NOC. If required in your area/turnover, obtain a BIN (VAT) and install NBR-mandated EFD/SDC for compliant invoicing. Register the shop with DIFE (Shops & Establishments) and maintain staff registers. Decision checks before lease: commercial zoning/usage approval, a straight, fire-rated duct path to exterior, drainage with grease trap, and egress width. Typical timeline is 30–60 days if drawings and utilities are compliant; importing beans/equipment yourself adds IRC with CCI&E.
