Trade Licence Requirements for a .com.bd Domain

Of all the reasons a .com.bd registration gets rejected, one accounts for most of them: the applicant submitted a National ID when BTCL wanted a trade licence.

This guide explains why that requirement exists, exactly what gets checked, and — if you don't have a licence — which extension to register instead.

Why .com.bd requires a trade licence

.com.bd is the commercial namespace within Bangladesh's country-code domain. The "com" part isn't decorative: BTCL treats it as reserved for entities doing business, and a trade licence is the standard proof that an entity is registered to trade in Bangladesh.

That restriction is what gives the extension its credibility. A customer seeing a .com.bd address knows there's a licensed business behind it — which is precisely the trust signal you're buying.

What BTCL actually checks

When your licence is reviewed, four things matter:

1. Validity. The licence must be current, not expired.
2. Name match. The entity name on the licence should match the registrant name you entered during registration.
3. Legibility. The full document must be readable — all four edges visible, no glare, no cropped corners.
4. Issuing authority. A licence from the relevant city corporation, municipality, or union parishad.

You'll normally also submit the NID of the authorised contact person — the individual acting on the business's behalf.

Getting the name match right

This is where most avoidable rejections come from. Enter the registrant name exactly as it appears on the licence:

The domain name is a separate question. Your licence reading "Rahman Traders" doesn't oblige you to register rahmantraders.com.bd — you can register any available name your business is entitled to use. It's the registrant field that must match.

If you don't have a trade licence

You have real options, and none of them involve waiting indefinitely:

Register a different extension now

The direct .bd namespace is the strongest of these. It's shorter than .com.bd, reads as more premium, and an NID is sufficient — see .bd vs .com.bd for the full comparison.

Apply for the licence, register in parallel

A trade licence from your city corporation or union parishad is usually inexpensive and issued within days. If you're going to need one for the business anyway, start that application and register a .bd name in the meantime so nobody else takes it.

If your licence is expired

Renew it before you register. A lapsed licence will not be accepted, and submitting one burns your three-day verification window for nothing. If the domain is already registered and the clock is running, contact support — explaining the situation early is better than letting the deadline pass silently.

Renewals and ongoing compliance

Your trade licence has its own renewal cycle, independent of your domain's. Two things to keep in mind:

• If your business name changes on renewal, update your domain's registrant details to match. A mismatch discovered later is harder to resolve than one corrected proactively.
• Keep a current scan of the licence in the same place as your domain records, so the next verification takes minutes.

If the business itself is sold or restructured, the domain's registrant needs to change too — see how to change ownership of a .bd domain.

Ready to register

With a valid licence scanned and your registrant name matched, .com.bd registration is a five-minute process. Check whether your name is available, review the full document requirements, or read documents required to register a .bd domain for every registrant type.