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16 Oct 2025 4 Min Read

Key Highlights of the Personal Data Protection Ordinance, 2025 for Businesses 

Saqeb Mahbub, Partner and Md. Wazed Jamil, Senior Associate  The Ordinance introduces a dedicated l …

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11 Oct 2025 0 Min Read

Mahbub & Company to be Represented by Rifat Rahman and Tasmiah Zaman at the 38th LAWASIA Conference 2025

Our Senior Associate and Lead of Cross-Border Disputes, Rifat Rahman, will be speaking at the Crimin …

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22 Sep 2025 5 Min Read

Bangladesh Bank publishes Latest Guidelines on Joint Ventures with Foreign Parties

Authors : Somaiya Islam and Faria Nowshin. Foreign investors often choose to operate or invest in B …

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ADR and Bangladesh by Saqeb Mahbub

20 Sep 2025 0 Min Read

Mahbub & Company Partner Saqeb Mahbub to Speak at Webinar on ADR and Bangladesh

Mahbub & Company is pleased to announce that its Partner, Saqeb Mahbub, will be speaking at an u …

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04 Sep 2025 5 Min Read

Directors’ Liability Beyond the Corporate Shield in Bangladesh

Authored by Barrister Md. Wazed Jamil, Senior Associate at Mahbub & Company and Advocate Somaiya …

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27 Aug 2025 4 Min Read

Prisoners’ Right to Healthcare in Bangladesh: A silent cry

Law and order go hand in hand to ensure justice and well-being of society, to maintain a balance of …

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02 Jan 2024 2 Min Read

WPPF in Bangladesh labour laws

In light of a high profile judgment in Bangladesh on violation of labour laws including provisions r …

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09 Dec 2023 0 Min Read

Mahbub & Co. contributes to the Bangladesh Chapter of the Terralex Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions Guide

Mahbub & Company’s team comprising of Saqeb Mahbub, Partner and Rifat Rahman and Tajriyaan …

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28 Sep 2023 3 Min Read

The Revolution of Digital Banks in Bangladesh: Prospects and Challenges

Every industry in the world has seen some dramatic changes in the last decade due to the digital rev …

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28 Sep 2023 9 Min Read

Foreign Investment In Bangladesh: The Way Forward

Introduction With a rapidly growing economy, Bangladesh is becoming an increasingly attractive desti …

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29 Aug 2023 3 Min Read

Legal Identification of Wilful Defaulters: An Attempt to End Loan Defaults

The Bank Company (Amendment) Act, 2023 has received the approval of the Bangladesh Cabinet which has …

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15 Aug 2023 4 Min Read

Bancassurance in Bangladesh: Beginning of a New Era

Bancassurance in Bangladesh: Beginning of a New Era Bancassurance in Bangladesh: Beginning of a New …

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06 Mar 2023 7 Min Read

Scaling Solar Power In Bangladesh: A Law And Policy Perspective

Renewable energy refers to the use and development of natural energy sources, such as solar, wind, a …

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06 Mar 2023 9 Min Read

Laws enacted, amendments made, and bills proposed in Bangladesh in 2022

In the eventful year, that was 2022, the Government of Bangladesh, with a view to further safeguard …

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27 Jan 2023 8 Min Read

Winding Up of Company in Bangladesh

Winding up of the Company is referred to as the legal mechanism of permanently shutting down a compa …

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27 Jan 2023 6 Min Read

Dishonour of Cheque Law in Bangladesh

Dishonour of Cheque is referred to as the instance wherein the bank declines to pay (‘honour’) t …

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28 Sep 2022 8 Min Read

Understanding Trademark Law In Bangladesh: An Overview

What is a Trademark? In Bangladesh, trademark registration is mandatory to be granted rights over a …

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19 Sep 2022 4 Min Read

10 things about incorporating a company in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has become an attractive hub for investment thanks to rapid economic growth in the last d …

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08 Aug 2022 4 Min Read

Intellectual Property Law And Enforcement In Bangladesh: An Overview And The Way Forward

Introduction Today, Bangladesh stands as one of the fastest-growing economies in South-East Asia. As …

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19 Jul 2022 5 Min Read

Employer’s Compliance for Fresh Recruitment Under Labour Law

In recent times, Bangladesh has become one of the top choices for companies and corporate entities l …

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10 Apr 2023 7 Min Read

Understanding Copyright Law In Bangladesh: An Overview

Who can apply for a copyright in Bangladesh? The relevant provisions of the Copyright Act, 2000 stat …

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16 Jul 2022 7 Min Read

Workers And Their Basic Rights In Bangladesh: An Overview

Bangladesh, which currently stands as one of the leading countries in South-East Asia, is home to a …

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M&A Landscape in Bangladesh

29 Jun 2022 7 Min Read

M&A Landscape and Potential in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has experienced an upsurge in local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) d …

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13 Jun 2022 7 Min Read

Arbitration Landscape and Potential in Bangladesh

The practice of settling disputes through arbitration or other avenues of alternative dispute resolu …

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11 Jan 2022 5 Min Read

Is Bitcoin Legal In Bangladesh?

What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency invented in 2009 by a software developer allegedly name …

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11 Jan 2022 2 Min Read

Cabinet Approves Further Changes To Labour Act

The Cabinet on 3rd September, 2018, approved a draft of the Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Act, …

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11 Jan 2022 1 Min Read

Mahbub & Co Maintains Top-Tier Status In Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019 Ranking For Bangladesh Law Firms

Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019: Mahbub & Company has maintained its position in the top t …

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11 Jan 2022 3 Min Read

Bangladesh Moves Up In Doing Business Rankings

Bangladesh improves on its “Ease of Doing Business” score and moves one notch up in the global r …

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11 Jan 2022 3 Min Read

Company Bench Winds Up Real-Estate Company For Losing Its “Substratum”

A landowner is not barred by the arbitration provision in Real Estate Development and Management Act …

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11 Jan 2022 2 Min Read

Digital Commerce Policy 2018 Limits FDI In E-Commerce Companies To 49pc

The Cabinet has approved the long-awaited National Digital Commerce Policy 2018 (“NDCP 2018”) on …

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11 Jan 2022 1 Min Read

Prosecution For Dishonour Of Loan Security Cheques Held Legal

The Appellate Division announced its judgment this morning (24th October, 2017) in 7 Criminal Appeal …

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11 Jan 2022 2 Min Read

Bill To Introduce “One Stop Service” Placed In Parliament

The cabinet has  approved in principle, and placed in Parliament, the ‘One-stop Service Bill, …

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11 Jan 2022 0 Min Read

Bangladesh Bank Publishes Guidelines For Rescheduling Classified Loans

Bangladesh Bank vide its circular dated 16th May, 2019 has created a scope for rescheduling of class …

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11 Jan 2022 0 Min Read

Bangladesh Securities And Exchange Commission Issues Guidelines On Bonus Shares

According to the Notification dated 23.05.2019 passed by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Comm …

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11 Jan 2022 0 Min Read

Company Registration Fees Slashed

Registration fees for incorporation of companies have been significantly reduced to bring down costs …

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11 Jan 2022 4 Min Read

Coronavirus: The Need To Invoke Force Majeure Clause

The cross-border trades between Bangladesh and China have been affected by the recent Covid-19 outbr …

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11 Jan 2022 6 Min Read

Bangladesh’s Labour Law In The Time Of The Covid-19 Pandemic

In the wake of the current Covid-19 “pandemic”the Government of Bangladesh has extended the earl …

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11 Jan 2022 3 Min Read

The 5000 Cr Stimulus Package Explained

On 2nd April, 2020, Bangladesh Bank published a circular detailing the eligibility and applicat …

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11 Jan 2022 3 Min Read

Highlights From The Tk. 30,000 Cr Working Capital Package

On 12th April, 2020, the Bangladesh Bank issued guidelines relating to the Tk. 30,000 Crore fun …

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11 Jan 2022 0 Min Read

Mahbub & Company Becomes Member Of Global Network Terralex

About TerraLexAs business needs grow globally, clients need an expanded support system. Te …

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11 Jan 2022 7 Min Read

Effective Enforcement Of Infectious Disease (Prevention, Control And Elimination) Act, 2018 To Fight COVID-19

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has created a huge global health crisis and the …

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11 Jan 2022 9 Min Read

Making Virtual Courts A Reality: Compilation Of The Rules And Procedures

On May 7, 2020, the government of Bangladesh made a bid for the resumption of the two-month long sta …

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11 Jan 2022 5 Min Read

Bangladesh Bank’s Financial Stimulus Funds For Businesses To Address COVID-19

The government, through Bangladesh Bank, has declared several Financial Stimulus Funds for businesse …

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11 Jan 2022 2 Min Read

BIDA’s One Stop Service Rules 2020 Published

The Government of Bangladesh has formulated “One-Stop  Service (Bangladesh Investment Develop …

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11 Jan 2022 1 Min Read

A BOLD STEP TOWARDS BOLSTERING INVESTMENT IN E-COMMERCE

The Covid-19 induced lockdowns and movement restrictions have been the catalysts e-commerce in Bangl …

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11 Jan 2022 3 Min Read

International Factoring: A New Door Opened For Exporters

International factoring is a service dedicated forcompanies which are involved in the business of im …

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11 Jan 2022 8 Min Read

The Future Of Commercial Dispute Resolution: M&C Webinar Report

On 16th July 2020, Mahbub & Company organised a webinar titled “The Future of Commercial …

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11 Jan 2022 2 Min Read

Relaxation In Repatriation Of Proceeds Of Sales And Transfer Of Shares For Foreign Investors

The Bangladesh Bank has untied its policies to a certain extent with regard to repatriation of sales …

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11 Jan 2022 2 Min Read

Bangladesh Lockdown Update (April 2021)

The government of Bangladesh has imposed a week-long, country-wide “lockdown” beginning from 5 A …

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11 Jan 2022 1 Min Read

Sending Royalty, Franchise Fees Abroad Eased By Bangladesh Bank

21 Apr Sending Royalty, Franchise Fees Abroad Eased By Bangladesh Bank Posted at 11:28h in …

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11 Jan 2022 1 Min Read

Provision Made For Online Opening Of Temporary Accounts By Foreign Investors

For ease of business and for overall growth of foreign direct investment in Bangladesh, the Central …

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11 Jan 2022 3 Min Read

Bangladesh Bank Issues Guidelines On Settling Payments In E-Commerce Transactions

Bangladesh Bank on 30th June 2021 has published a notice with new guidelines regulating online payme …

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11 Jan 2022 5 Min Read

Webinar Report: How Is Bangladesh’s Legal Services Industry Adapting To Technology?

Corporate Lawyers’ Network, a not-for-profit platform connecting corporate lawyers across Banglade …

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11 Jan 2022 5 Min Read

Ministry Of Commerce Issues Detailed Guidelines On E-Commerce Business

After the Bangladesh Bank recently published guidelines on payments to digital commerce businesses ( …

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20 Jul 2020 3 Min Read

The 5000 Cr Stimulus Package Explained

Bangladesh Bank published a circular detailing the eligibility and application, disbursement procedu …

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12 Jul 2020 6 Min Read

Bangladesh’s Labour Law In The Time Of The Covid-19

Saqeb Mahbub, Partner & Wahid Sadiq Khan, Associate In the wake of the current Covid-19 ‘pandemic’ t …

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12 Jul 2020 4 Min Read

Coronavirus: The Need To Invoke Force Majeure Clause

Rifat Rahman, Associate In Bangladesh, force majeure clause does not have any statutory basis and it …

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