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The Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) is a non-profit, non-political research centre in Bangladesh.

The institute works on research projects related to the improvement of the investment climate in Bangladesh, the development of the SME sector, Public-Private partnerships, regional cooperation in South Asia, Indo-Bangladesh relations, Sino-Bangladesh relations and Counter Terrorism. BEI also serves as a regular platform for dialogue between the government and the private sector. The institute was established in October 2000 under the initiative of Salman F. Rahman, Deputy Chairman of the BEXIMCO Group, who has been working as the Chairman of the Board of Governors, and Farooq Sobhan, former Foreign Secretary and Ambassador, and past Executive Chairman of the Board of Investment, who has been working as the President and Chief Executive of the institute.