Most failed software in a Gulshan office did not fail because the code was bad. It failed because nobody pinned down what it had to do before someone started building it.
I am RH Fardin, a senior solo developer. I offer custom software development in Gulshan, and I scope, design and ship each system end to end. I spend the first week pinning down exactly what your system must do and who logs into it. Then I build that, not a 40-screen guess. I have about 5 years of experience building real systems for BD companies. Internal tools start at 50,000 BDT, and full custom software starts at 3,00,000 BDT.
Senior solo operator, about 5 years building software for BD businesses. Scope locked before a line of code. bKash, Nagad, NBR VAT and Bangla built in. 50% advance, 50% on launch. You own the source code.
+Trusted by 50+ founders, agencies and teams across Bangladesh and beyond.
Trusted by teams I've built websites for
I see the same pattern again and again in Gulshan offices that already tried custom software development once. An MD or a GM decided the business needed 'a system'. It might be for orders, inventory, the dealer network or service complaints. Someone was hired or a small firm was signed. Six months and a few lakh later, a tool exists. It has a login screen and dashboards that look good in the demo.
But the staff still run the real work in Excel and a WhatsApp group. The software does eighty percent of a job nobody had, and zero percent of the one they did. The code was not the problem. Nobody ever sat with the storekeeper, the accounts assistant and the sales coordinator. Nobody wrote down, screen by screen, what the system had to do on a normal Tuesday. That talk is the real work, and most vendors skip it because it is dull and hard to bill.
So that is where I start. It is the honest reason to hire one senior person instead of a sales team backed by juniors. Before I quote a final taka figure, I talk with the people who will live in the software. That means more than the MD who signs the cheque. I want to know how an order really gets taken and where it breaks today. I want to know who approves what, and which numbers the GM checks on a phone at 9pm.
I also want to know which items on the wishlist are real, and which were added because they sounded modern. Then I write it all down as screens and a data flow you can read and argue with, in plain language. This happens before a single line of code exists. Most of the cost and risk a Gulshan business takes on is decided in that week. Get it right and the build is almost boring. Get it wrong and no amount of clean code saves you.
About 5 years of building for Bangladeshi companies has shown me what Gulshan head offices really run on. It is more modest than the brochures suggest. Think order and dealer-distribution management, and inventory and stock movement across one or two branches. Think HR and payroll with bKash or Nagad payouts, and appointment and chamber systems for clinics. Add service-ticket and complaint tracking, buying and approval workflows, and a clean dashboard a director can read on a phone.
These systems need a few user roles and sensible permissions. They need NBR-style VAT and Mushak where money is invoiced, plus local payment and SMS where money or alerts move. They need an admin panel your staff can run without calling me every week. That is the custom software development Gulshan BD companies need. It is not a 300-screen global ERP, which a solo developer would be reckless to take on. If your scope is that big, I will say so on the first call.
Pricing is in BDT, and it is fixed once the scope is signed. There is no dollar meter and no 'phase two' that quietly doubles the number. A real custom software product, with a database, admin panel, user roles and integrations, starts at 3,00,000 BDT. A focused internal tool or single-workflow web app often fits my tiered builds at 50,000, 90,000 or 1,50,000 BDT. 50,000 BDT is the floor for the smallest job. Every project is 50% advance and 50% on launch, by bank transfer, bKash or Nagad.
Nothing is coded until you approve the screens and the data flow. That is my design-approval guarantee. It exists because the costliest software mistakes are misunderstandings about what it should do. It is far cheaper to catch them on a Figma screen than in finished code. On launch day, the source code, database and server access are yours.
Six things decide whether custom software in Gulshan becomes a tool staff live in or a login nobody opens. All six are standard, from the 50,000 BDT internal tool to the full custom build.
I spend the first week pinning down exactly what the system must do and who uses it. I write it up as screens you approve. The build only starts once we both know what 'done' means.
I scope with the people who actually use it, like the storekeeper, accounts and the sales coordinator, not just the MD. The software matches how the work really happens, so staff use it instead of working around it.
The person who maps your workflow also writes the code and answers when something breaks. Your needs never get lost as they pass from sales to a project manager to a junior.
One written scope and one number in taka, locked at signing. Want a module added later? You see its price before any work starts. You never get a 'due to extra complexity' email mid-build.
NBR VAT and Mushak, bKash and Nagad payments or payouts, Pathao and Steadfast couriers, SMS gateways, Bangla input and slow-network states. All of these are part of the base scope, not phase-two add-ons.
On launch you get the full source code, database and server logins in writing. Hire an in-house developer next year and hand it over. Nothing is held hostage, and there is no per-seat licence or exit fee.
Many Gulshan businesses treat 'custom software' and 'website' as the same purchase, and the mix-up costs real money. A website is mostly there for outsiders to look at, like customers, clients and investors. Custom software is there for your own staff to work in every day. Data goes in, logic runs on it, and reports come out. Several people with different permissions touch the same records at once.
In taka terms, the hard part of software is invisible in a demo. What if two staff save the same order at once? What if data hits fifty thousand rows and search must stay fast? A payment must match the right invoice. A wrong number must be refused, not saved as a broken record. A very low quote usually prices a themed WordPress site or a no-code prototype. It falls apart once real staff arrive. That is the gap between a 90,000 BDT tool and a 3,00,000 BDT build.
It also helps when your developer works in your timezone and speaks the same first language as your staff. In Bangladesh, software needs are rarely written down cleanly. They live in how the accounts person really does month-end. They live in the exception the storekeeper makes for one supplier. They live in the approval that should need the MD, but in practice the GM gives.
You find those rules by watching the real process, in Bangla, with the people who do it. We do that on Google Meet or WhatsApp, with screen shares and a phone walk-through of the floor. That beats a 2am call with an offshore team who build only what the spec said. Before you sign any quote, ask who will sit with your staff and write down what the system must do. Then ask if that person writes the code. The answer shows if you are buying software or a guess.
Clear packages, fixed quotes, paid in BDT. Pick a starting point. I'll tailor the exact scope on a quick call.
Every project starts at ৳50,000
A sharp, credible site that makes the right first impression and brings enquiries.
Books a 15-min call · fixed BDT quote · 50/50 · hosting extra
A full, professional site that ranks and converts for a growing business.
Books a 15-min call · fixed BDT quote · 50/50 · hosting extra
An online store built to sell and scale.
Books a 15-min call · fixed BDT quote · 50/50 · hosting extra
Need something bigger? Custom & enterprise builds from ৳3,00,000. Pay by bKash, Nagad, bank transfer or card. Ask for an exact price or send an email.
The questions Gulshan business owners and ops heads send me first, answered straight, with no sales fog.
A real custom software product, with a database, admin panel, user roles and at least one integration, starts at 3,00,000 BDT. A focused internal tool or single-workflow web app often fits my tiers at 50,000, 90,000 or 1,50,000 BDT. 50,000 BDT is the floor. The exact figure depends on user roles, integrations (bKash, Nagad, SMS, NBR VAT, accounting, courier) and whether you need a mobile app. I give a fixed taka price after a proper scoping session. You pay once, with no per-seat fee and no annual licence.
A website is built for outsiders to look at. Custom software is built for your own staff to work in every day, with several roles touching the same records. The costly part is invisible in a demo. Think of two people saving at once, fast search as data grows, payments matching the right invoice, and clean handling of wrong input. That is why real custom software starts at 3,00,000 BDT. A focused web tool fits the 50,000 to 1,50,000 BDT tiers. Far lower quotes usually mean a themed WordPress site.
Almost always the same thing. Nobody pinned down what the software had to do before someone built it. The MD's wishlist got built, but no one mapped the daily work with the storekeeper, accounts and sales staff. So the tool does a job nobody had and misses the one they did. That is why I spend the first week scoping with the real users and write it up as screens you approve. I can also review your half-used system and tell you honestly if it can be fixed.
A focused internal tool in the 50,000 to 1,50,000 BDT tiers usually takes a few weeks. Full custom software from 3,00,000 BDT, with several roles, many integrations and a real database, often runs a couple of months or more. I give a realistic timeline in writing once the scope is locked. You get a working staging link early, so you watch it take shape instead of waiting blind. I would rather quote an honest timeline than promise a fast one and miss it. Missed deadlines are how trust dies.
Yes, and these are part of the base scope, not afterthoughts. I build VAT and Mushak handling the way Bangladesh actually requires. I connect bKash or Nagad for collections or salary payouts wherever money moves. I can also connect Pathao and Steadfast couriers and local SMS gateways. An imported tool treats these as awkward add-ons. In a system built here for a BD business, they are designed in from the first screen.
You own it completely. That is the point of building instead of renting. On launch day I push the full source code to your own GitHub or Bitbucket. You also get a database backup, server access and basic documentation. There is no per-seat fee, no forced annual licence, and no support contract you did not agree to. Add users freely. If you hire an in-house developer next year, they have everything they need to take over from day one, without my permission.
Grab a free 15-minute call. I'll show you what your new website should do and what it will cost in BDT. No pitch, no pressure.
Grab a free 15-minute call, or send a message and I'll reply with the clearest next step.
Book a free call
