Business Development Services Ltd. (BDS)

From Banani in Dhaka, Business Development Services Ltd. (BDS) presents itself as a management consultancy. The firm says it specialises in business development, project management and investment management, and it reports 15 years of experience. It calls its method a collaborative approach: it listens to clients, weighs their suggestions and works out solutions together with them, which it describes as teamwork.

Finance, accounts and credit rating

Accounts recording, financial analysis, audit support and credit rating sit in the finance practice. The firm arranges loans from banks, non-bank financial institutions and foreign funds, and it also arranges equity. It handles matters such as classified loans and the NI Act, and it helps with CIB restoration.

Tax and VAT advice

The tax team advises individuals and companies on tax in Bangladesh, and it covers value added tax as part of its advisory service.

Company law and restructuring

For companies, the firm works on RJSC functions, along with mergers, acquisitions, liquidation and restructuring. It describes its restructuring work as re-engineering, reshaping how a business is organised so that it runs more effectively.

HR and management consulting

The HR side of the practice covers head-hunting, HR policy, salary structures and leave models. The firm also carries out market research and helps clients prepare a marketing strategy.

Business diagnosis and planning studies

The firm assesses a business's problems and recommends solutions. Its planning work includes project profiles and feasibility studies, information memoranda and business plans for clients who need them for funding or decisions. The firm says it values clients' suggestions and treats its advice as teamwork.

Sectors, clients and partners

The firm says its expertise spans 25 sectors and more than 200 clients. It works with small and medium enterprises, women entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs, and it describes its advice as moving from problem identification through to solution development. Partners in law, credit rating and chartered accountancy extend what the firm can offer.