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What actually happens here, written by the people it happens to.

Analysis of Bangladeshi regulation, contracting and enforcement — dated, attributed, and written for clients making decisions rather than for other lawyers.

Corporate13 November 2026· 5 min read

Invest Bangladesh replaces BIDA, BEZA and the PPP Authority: what changes for foreign investors

Since 20 August 2026 a single authority, Invest Bangladesh, has done the work of BIDA, BEZA and the PPP Authority. Registration, work permits and the one-stop service continue, but documents, contracts and checklists that name the old agencies need attention.

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LDC graduation deferred to 2029: what it means for pharmaceutical patents
Intellectual Property · 13 November 2026
Madrid Protocol accession: what it would mean for rights holders in Bangladesh
Intellectual Property · 6 October 2026
The 2023 statutes: Bangladesh's IP law leaves 1911 behind
Intellectual Property · 29 September 2026
Clean energy in Bangladesh's power sector: the regulatory path to 2030
Power & Energy · 18 September 2026

Intellectual Property13 November 2026

LDC graduation deferred to 2029: what it means for pharmaceutical patents

The United Nations has deferred Bangladesh's graduation from least-developed-country status by three years, to November 2029. The TRIPS transition for medicines continues until then. The deferral buys time; it does not change what originators and manufacturers need to do with it.

6 min read

Intellectual Property6 October 2026

Madrid Protocol accession: what it would mean for rights holders in Bangladesh

An amendment to the Trademarks Act enabling Madrid accession is reported to be in progress. It would change how marks are filed in Bangladesh — and change what the work of protecting them actually consists of.

5 min read

Intellectual Property29 September 2026

The 2023 statutes: Bangladesh's IP law leaves 1911 behind

The Patent Act 2023, the Industrial Design Act 2023 and the Copyright Act 2023 replaced law dating to 1911 and 2000. Anyone still working from the old section numbers is working from repealed provisions.

5 min read

Power & Energy18 September 2026

Clean energy in Bangladesh's power sector: the regulatory path to 2030

Bangladesh has committed to sourcing a meaningful share of aggregate generation from clean energy by 2030. The regulatory architecture to deliver it is only partly built — and the gaps are where sponsors take risk.

6 min read

Disputes7 August 2026

Foreign courts and foreign seats: the clause that decides your dispute before it starts

Cross-border contracts with Bangladeshi counterparties routinely specify a foreign court or an untested arbitral seat. Both choices can leave a successful claimant holding a judgment it cannot enforce.

5 min read

Employment22 July 2026

Worker or management? The classification that drives Bangladeshi employment law

The Bangladesh Labour Act protects 'workers' — a defined category that excludes administrative and managerial employees. Foreign employers get this line wrong more often than any other point of local employment law.

5 min read

Finance & Projects30 June 2026

Security for non-recourse infrastructure finance in Bangladesh

A limited-recourse lender in Bangladesh is relying on a security package assembled from several statutes and on risk cover that sits outside the package entirely. Both need to be designed together.

6 min read

Intellectual Property14 May 2026

IP enforcement in Bangladesh: using treaty rights in a growing consumer market

Bangladesh is a first-to-file jurisdiction with a large and expanding consumer market. Brand owners who treat enforcement as a series of raids rather than a programme consistently under-recover.

5 min read

Tax10 April 2026

Direct taxation in Bangladesh: what changes each Finance Act, and what never does

Rates move every year. The structural issues for foreign investors — withholding, treaty relief, permanent establishment and capital gains on share transfers — move far more slowly.

6 min read

Corporate5 March 2026

Inbound M&A in Bangladesh: what has changed for foreign acquirers

Deal volume has concentrated in energy, financial services and consumer. The execution risks have moved — from approvals, to competition analysis, to the exit that has to be priced at entry.

5 min read