What are good ways to make money in Bangladesh?

Question

I will be travelling to Bangladesh soon and I would make to make some money while I'm over there. I have about $5000 USD to start off with but I need some ideas. I've heard there is big money to be made in the fishing industry and also in rice cultivation. Any ideas or suggestions from people that have either visited or live in Bangladesh would be much appreciated.

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Please dont ever think that everything in Bangladesh is cheap.
There is nothing much you can do with your USD5k over there.
A connection with the 'top people' is a must b4 you can do any business venture and half of your 5k will easily 'disappear' here.

The best thing you can do is to bring in the latest model of:
Nokia mobile phone
Canon camera
MP4
Play Station

These are the highly soughtht after items there.
They must be original and not made in China.
They easily cost 20-25% cheaper in Singapore and 35-40% cheaper in Malaysia.

Most of the younger generation of middle class citizen have access to internet and are very well aware of the technology and trend, but they just dont have enough money to travel abroad.

I worked in Dhaka for 2 years and fly back to my country 3-4 times annually. I will fly back to Dhaka with a laptop, 3-5 mobile phone, 3-5 camera, 3-5 MP4 packed separately so as not to be held up by custom/immigration staff. Simply dont tell anything about the items you bring in if they dont ask Just tell them its a gift for your friends if ever they check and ask. They dont even check most of the times.