As a maritime nation on the vertex of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh has a 710 KM of shoreline to set it's authority upon. It has two main and busiest seaports, one in Chittagong and the other in Khulna's Mongla. The court of admiralty is situated in Dhaka's High Court. All claims and proceedings relating to maritime and admiralty shall be brought before the Admiralty Court.

Because of several variables such as weather conditions, port condition, navigation error, piloting collision etc., Admiralty court is not unusual in such instances. Similarly, property disputes are needed to be brought before this tribunal for local seagoing and non-sea ships, and the same is a periodic item of this court. Foreign and local bunker providers, crews and mortgage banks often invoke this jurisdiction by arresting ships located in Bangladesh land to recover their duties.

The involvement of International P&I Clubs and local and foreign banks is a prevalent affair as it is not possible to insure the release of the vessel without their undertaking or bank guarantee. Claims resulting from the carriage of products, cargo shortages, cargo harm, dead freight inability to pay freight and hire, etc. are now commonplace as litigants are more worried with their rights.

Depending on the arbitration clause, action in rem for charter party claim for sub-freight on cargo lien may also be brought in restricted instances. Our Chambers is one of the leading law firms in this region of law and has extensive experience dealing with nearly every type of litigation brought before the Dhaka Admiralty Court.

Bangladesh's aviation sector is increasing quickly, especially on an ever-since Govt allowed intra-national private routes. Hence, private firms were permitted to run the airline business. Although few businesses have attempted to run the airline business, in a very competitive market, only a few are willing to succeed. The demand for legal services in aviation matters is growing as the quantity of transactions has increased in latest years. Airlines, suppliers of machinery and facilities, service providers, travelers frequently seek legal services. For instance, claims related to cargo, claims for boarding & baggage, recovery of duties, recovery of machinery and equipment, salaries and advantages for the crew, etc. are not very rare for attorneys in Bangladesh now.

There are currently four / five local airlines. In six locations, they provide national services. Two airlines, who used to function, have problems with exceptional duties payable to the authorities at the airport. Recent air crash event in Nepal brought fresh kinds of claims, such as compensation under causality insurance and other losses.

Tahmidur Rahman Associates are regarded by many to be a leading and specialized legal service provider in the area of specialist counseling, drafting and advocacy related to criminal prosecution & defence. Our attorneys can help you through advice and representation in criminal courts in any kind of criminal prosecution.

Our criminal lawyers are extremely experienced in dealing with all types of criminal law issues including bail, prosecuting wrongdoers under the penal code and other punitive legislation, and defending criminal cases. We are specialized in apps for Bail, trial, appeals, revisions and apps for 561A quashment.

There are two components of our litigation team: District Court & High Court teams. From filing to appeals / revisions & writs, we help in civil, criminal & high court litigation.

Construction and engineering related works take place in Bangladesh on a large scale in almost all sectors Legal assistance is frequently required for procurement works of various public projects under G2 G, PPP or other bridge modes, power plants, LNG terminals, highways, flyover, railways, dams, seaport, river port etc. On the other side, there is also a frequent need for legal work for power, energy and infrastructure projects not limited to procurement. (Please see: Power, Energy and Infrastructure Projects for further data). The private industries are also engaged in the construction of warehouses, factories, shopping centers, business centers, etc. under private projects, both the employer and the contractor require legal services in this industry, both local and foreign businesses. Services often require due diligence, building contracts, and contract subcontracting, etc. Dispute resolution associated with construction is growing owing to an rise in transaction volume. The issues were frequently resolved through arbitration and mediation due to the existence of arbitration provisions in the building contract and relevant legislation. As one of the country's leading law firms, we are committed to offering all kinds of legal assistance to the client.
Because of its worldwide recognized team, Tahmidur Rahman's Chambers has in-depth understanding about regulating construction and engineering.

Commercial and international commerce is a complicated area of law. Specializing in this topic needs both in-depth understanding and practical experience. While Bangladesh is witnessing important development in the garments and textiles industry and few other industries, there are problems related to awareness of international trade legislation, regulations and best practices. There are large volumes of instances pending involving commercial transactions and there are also regular remarkable claims concerning cross-border transactions. Bringing Cross Border claims by initiating arbitration or filling litigation in separate regions is not very rare in a scenario where parties have avoided seeking legal help at the early phases of commercial paperwork. Accordingly, there is a frequent need for legal representation for local and foreign buyers and vendors, banks, carriers, stevedores, and sometimes abroad. Rahman's Chambers is one of the major commercial litigation and litigation law firms.
In raising funds, issuing IPOs and also signing various shareholding contracts etc., legal service is often needed by sponsor / promoter. Large businesses also carry out due diligence on complicated legislation and regulations concerning the capital market before raising funds from Capital Market. Through their law firm in the foreign industry, foreign institutional investors often guarantee their physical presence in the AGM etc. Disputes involving insider dealing, deadlock between shareholder, exit options, regulatory non-compliance are also prevalent and require legal help from experts.

Because of its worldwide recognized team, Tahmidur Rahman's Chambers has in-depth understanding about regulating trade and international trade.

Tahmidur Rahman's Project Finance Practice Team offers a full variety of legal expertise to finish advanced, extremely structured national and international project funding effectively. For nearly three decades, our attorneys have been active in project financing transactions. Skilled documentation professionals are joined by lawyers with industry-specific expertise in energy, telecommunications, resources, environmental management, transport infrastructure, health care and emerging markets. We provide integrated capacity to financial institutions, sponsors, borrowers, agents, investors and underwriters together with assistance from environmental, tax, government finance, real estate, securities and insurance attorneys.

In relation to traditional project funding models, corporate finance lawyers evaluate, structure, negotiate and document a complete range of project funding cars, off-balance sheet and restricted resource funding, leveraged lease and other structured machinery funding, industrial income bond funding, and build-own / build-own-transfer systems (BOO / BOT). Often, our lawyers create innovative project financing cars, such as lease-securitized tax-exempt bond funding and statutory debt offerings.

Tahmidur Rahman attorneys advise customers involved in a broad spectrum of industrial and infrastructure projects, including power generation, waste management, water and mineral resources, air and ground transport facilities and other infrastructure projects, as well as telecommunications, healthcare and various industrial and manufacturing facilities throughout the world.

Because of the country's latest fast economic growth and changes in tax legislation, capital market conditions, etc., our company community is now exploring numerous legal corporate opportunities that have been rarely used in the past. As local and foreign businesses operating in Bangladesh seek alternatives to develop and compete effectively in their own industry by combining with others and in unsuccessful instances seeking alternatives to decrease unnecessary costs and liabilities through liquidation, the demand for legal assistance is gradually growing. Creditors are also venturing various ways under business and bankruptcy law to regain their duties as soon as possible as the traditional path of filing cash suit has proved futile exercise. Keeping the requirement in mind, we have launched a distinct corporate department that covers both corporate litigation and corporate transaction practice. Tahmidur Rahman's Chambers has in-depth understanding of corporate litigation regulation because of its worldwide recognized team.

The Tahmidur Rahman Cyber Law Consulting team provides an unconventional process outsourcing experience, driven by a mixture of domain knowledge, process abilities, advanced technology and legal knowledge.

By allowing you to concentrate on key tasks rather than waste precious time on non-core and people-time intensive procedures, we assist you attain your company objectives.

By leveraging our principles of quality and innovation, talent and self-sustaining process structure and domain knowledge, the Cyber Law Consulting team is uniquely placed to serve your needs. We deliver tailored service offers that translate into the best quality services that are most flexible and cost-effective.

In attaining their company objectives, Tahmidur Rahman Cyber Law in Dhaka, Bangladesh has been a critical partner for all its clients. Cyber Law Consulting has in-depth knowledge in providing e-documentation services and process-specific solutions in fields such as outsourcing of legal processes, IPR, e-publishing, e-commerce, software services, audit and compliance.

Tahmidur Rahman has a committed Divorce  lawyers frequently as well for litigation before subordinate and higher courts. The department has experiences in all conflicts and problems related to marriage, divorce, ward ship, child custody, residence, and all related economic claims, including maintenance, assets, lump sum, etc. We strive to combine our significant knowledge and experience with an attitude to comprehension and caring.

One of the most significant fields of law we concentrate on in our practice is family conflict. With the shift in time, there are increasing numbers of family conflicts in Bangladesh, including divorce and guardianship.

In the mode of Dowry, torture, attack, rape, strangulation, acid throwing, amount of unique acts have been implemented to redress the "abuse in the family" and they are in complete impact. Although the Penal Code of 1860 remedies some of the offense, some are subject to particular enactments.

IT is now the integral component of the lives of businesses. Within each jurisdiction there is distinctive regulatory compliance and separate reporting responsibilities. In addition, each company / individual places so much information in the electronic format that tailor-made arrangement is crucial for each transaction in order to prevent different potential risks. Lawyers in information technology are involved in legal services based on transactions involving the drafting and negotiation of contracts. Increasing cybercrime and hacking with the assistance of computers or mobile phones involving cash as well as infringing privacy, confidentiality and other freedoms and also imposing penalties for data controller infringement etc., IT attorneys also advise customers on regulatory problems concerning IT, data security and national and global privacy issues. Legal services are in demand from the Dhaka Judge Court and the Cyber Appellate Tribunal for filing and defending instances lodged in cyber tribunal.

Equipment Finance in Tahmidur Rahman:

Practice Few fields of financial practice have seen higher growth than the arena of equipment financing. Highly leveraged funding structures developed from easy working leases into complex tax and advantageous structures in the balance sheet. Likewise, the experience of Tahmidur Rahman attorneys has developed, allowing us to advise lenders, lessors, lessees, suppliers, conduits and credit enhancement suppliers on debt financing, including secured and unsecured loans, pre-delivery financing and cross-border financing; lease financing, including single-investor leases, leveraged leases, tax transfer agreements and sale-lease contracts. Our attorneys structure, negotiate and document the funding on behalf of producers, lenders / lessors, borrowers / lessees, retailers and end consumers of aircraft, rolling stock, cars and other ground transportation equipment, consumer equipment and farm, building, industrial and office machinery.

The Leveraged Finance Practice in Tahmidur Rahman:

The cash flow sensitivity of leveraged economic transactions introduces both chance and danger to financial institutions and other senior debt lenders offering the required loan infrastructure for purchases, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, restructuring and refinancing. Corporate Finance Group lawyers efficiently and effectively serve lenders and borrowers through the use of a broad spectrum of model credit papers created over centuries of experience. The credit documentation lawyers of Tahmidur Rahman concentrate on short-term paperwork, combined with the thorough legal due diligence needed to safeguard our customers ' interests. Working with lawyers in our industry-specific practices, such as healthcare, insurance brokers, real estate, energy, telecommunications, transportation facilities and infrastructure, the Corporate Finance Group provides a wide variety of abilities to senior lenders engaged in leveraged funding transactions.

Asset Based Finance in Tahmidur Rahman:

Documentation, tracking and financial reporting of the Asset-Based Finance Practice are essential for effective asset-based or collateral-based funding. In this industry, the Corporate Finance Group offers financial institutions with the required expertise to structure, negotiate, document and restructure asset-based financial operations effectively. Tahmidur Rahman's corporate finance lawyers also provide asset-based lenders with concise, definitive guidance in managing complex loan agreements, including ever-present problems of intercreditors and subordination.

Bangladesh is the world's second biggest garment manufacturer, attracting enormous foreign investment in this industry. Investing in other company industries are foreign investors who have already invested in Bangladesh. Foreign investment is growing quickly in other developing industries such as construction engineering, power & energy, agriculture, IT, leather, etc. Foreign investors need to set up businesses, branch office, liaison office and also assist them to secure employment visas (E-VISA), investor visas (PI VISA), company visas (B-VISA), job permits, etc. The establishment of business in export processing zones and economic zones also requires legal support. New investments are also growing, especially in fresh industries such as LPG, LNG terminals, seaports, dam & embankment, bridges, etc., due to significant political stability in latest years and public initiative in enhancing energy generation, implementing one-stop service, etc. Tahmidur Rahman has a separate Investment Department and a dedicated and effective Investment & Business Setup Team responsible for catering to customers ' needs.

Intellectual Property (IP) legislation is not new from Bangladesh's view. Bangladesh's patent and industrial design law dates back to 1911. Whereas in 2000, the copyright act revoked the 1962 Ordinance. Bangladesh is a member of the World Organization for Intellectual Property (WIPO). The nation ratified the 1991 Paris Convention on the Protection of Industrial Property as well as the 1999 Berne Convention on the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and a WTO TRIPS signatory.

In addition to the periodic exercise of attorneys and other professionals in searching, filing, publishing and contesting patents, copyright, trademark, design rights, data IP rights have assumed critical significance and have now entered the mainstream IP works.

A common challenge facing pharmaceutical products, software, and other digital products is that developing the same requires so much investment but the end product can be reproduced easily and cheaply once the formula has been established. While it is debatable to apply the patent scheme to software, each software will qualify for copyright protection. Mass copying skills have been created, however, owing to the internet, copyright protection is a major challenge.

Local and foreign trademark registration for business and software-based games charters is a prevalent practice area where attorneys are actively engaged.

For more than years, Tahmidur Rahman has been involved in filing and recording all of Bangladesh's intellectual property rights. The knowledge of our ADR, Land & Tribunals Team in this region.

Because of the rise in trade & investment volumes and cross-border transactions involving Bangladesh, cross-border contracts are signed with the common arbitration clause of ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, ICSID etc. where the arbitration session is frequently held outside Bangladesh. The country's associated service industries are experiencing noticeable development. One such service sector is presently in demand in international arbitration. In any international dispute, where one of the Parties is from India, Pakistan or Bangladesh, it is always advantageous for the Parties and the organizations concerned to have well-versed arbitrators with an knowledge of the Parties ' language, culture and special needs. If the arbitrator is appointed from the same region, the party-appointed arbitrator is always better served. Our international department consists mostly of attorneys from the team of ADR, Land & Tribunals, Tahmidur Rahman offering services for global arbitration to our local and global customers.

Legal problems of labor and employment are very prevalent in Bangladesh's business sector. It's a periodic affair for them whether it's a small business or a gigantic MNC dealing with employment law. Legal assistance is often needed to draft a letter of appointment, a service contract, a letter of termination, a disciplinary proceeding, etc. On the other side, established businesses often require legal assistance to prepare full HR policy in problems with Bangladesh labor and employment legislation. Needless to say, for the defense of instances lodged in labor courts, powerful legal assistance is often needed. To assist the company community, the ADR, Land and Tribunals team of Tahmidur Rahman, consisting of skilled attorneys, dealt effectively with the above issues.

In Bangladesh, power, energy and other infrastructure projects are exponentially increasing. A nation needs sustainable infrastructure that can meet the ever-growing demand for power, energy, highways, bridges, etc. It is possible to undertake infrastructure projects under G2 G; PPP (solicited or unsolicited) or non-PPP (solicited or unsolicited) acquisition method. At the procurement level, legal assistance is needed. (Please see Procurement, Bidding & Government Contracts for more data). Legal support is also needed at multiple phases of the project, such as drafting separate agreements, contracts, subcontracts, MOUs, EPC contracts, O&M contracts, etc. Legal due diligence is highly advised before work begins. Customers often require services to obtain different consents & licenses for services linked to later acquisition or dispute resolution.

Legal problems linked to real estate and property can be split into (a) matters relating to freehold land and buildings, (b) problems relating to leasehold land and construction, and (c) problems relating to real estate development. Before acquiring land or long-term lease for business purposes, customers often require a thorough due diligence report on several complicated issues concerning land transfer authenticity, title, ownership and history. Only a physical search of books and records in a number of offices can provide the same, in addition to physical survey is often required to locate and measure the land. When due diligence is completed, if land / building / apartment is discovered to be satisfactory, the customer often requires help in preparing the registration of the Deed of Agreement for Sale (Baina); Sale Deed; Lease Agreement, etc., followed by mutation. Dealing with soil in Bangladesh is a very complicated affair as there is no online search alternative. Clients who have not acquired or rented legal help later discover themselves falling into conflicts involving ownership, property, etc. Legal assistance is often needed in various tribunals and courts to resolve conflicts, which is a time-consuming affair. Comprehension of land papers requires important experience in the context of Bangladesh as land documents are by nature complicated. Furthermore, the search for authenticity of papers in land offices and the completion of registration and mutation etc. are qualified work that requires a high degree of knowledge and expertise in property matters. Our company has the correct individuals to do the work. For nearly 10 years, our Investment & Business Setup Team and ADR, Land & Tribunal Team have been dealing with land issues.

In Bangladesh, legal aid linked to VAT, tax and customs is high in demand. Because of its complexity, especially for businesses, fresh investors & businessmen knowing the various formalities concerning taxation is a major challenge.

With income tax in specific, separate statutory requirements for e.g. revenue advance tax, source tax deduction, tax exemptions, tax rebate, processes for filing annual tax returns along with their estimates, etc., and their correlation, which can be found hard without adequate understanding.

Fully fresh laws, on the other side, apply to VAT. Equally complicated is the understanding of advance ATV (advance trade VAT), VAT rebate / input at various trading phases, consumer commitments, suppliers, service providers and various MUSAK filings along with the filing of monthly returns.

Finally, laws and regulations relevant to multiple custom duties, complementary responsibilities, regulatory responsibilities and their relationships with HS code and product valuation are a complicated area of law requiring sound understanding to cope effectively with the problem. In the event of any dispute, legal assistance is often needed to challenge any claim, issue, order before the Higher Authority or Tribunal that may even go up to the Division of the High Court & Appellate. For such facilities, the Tahmidur Rahman Chambers has years of experience.