Corporate & Commercial
Commercial Matters
The contracts that run a business in Bangladesh — supply, distribution, agency, services and technology — drafted to be enforceable here.
Commercial agreements drafted offshore frequently fail at the edges in Bangladesh: governing law and seat clauses that cannot be enforced, stamp duty exposure, agency arrangements that trigger local protections, payment terms that collide with foreign exchange rules.
We draft, review and negotiate the full range of commercial documentation, and we localise group-standard templates so that a multinational can use one form across its markets without losing enforceability in this one.
How we help
- Supply, distribution, agency and reseller agreements
- Services, outsourcing and technology agreements
- Manufacturing, tolling and contract assembly arrangements
- Confidentiality, term sheets and heads of agreement
- Localisation of group-standard contract templates
- Stamp duty, registration and execution formalities
- Contract performance disputes and termination strategy
Mandates in this practice
General Electric · Local counsel
Power and energy projects in Bangladesh, including a sublease matter
Samsung · Local counsel
Dhaka Airport Third Terminal; contractor arrangements on the Jamuna and Padma bridges
Recent changes in the law
Commercial Courts Act 2026
Parliament enacted the Commercial Courts Act 2026, replacing the ordinance of 1 January 2026 and establishing designated commercial courts across the country. Their jurisdiction covers commercial contracts, banking, insurance, company matters and intellectual property disputes, with court-annexed mediation and fixed periods for hearings. Where a claim should now be filed is a question to settle before issuing proceedings.
Our writing on this
- 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.