LAW WATCH

Can a company have both a ‘Managing Director’ and a ‘Chief Executive Officer’?

It is customary for companies to have either a Managing Director (MD) or a Chief Executive Officer (CEO). But can a company have both MD and CEO posts hold by two separate individuals?

Rights Watch / Observation on the draft National Pension Authority Act

The government has published the draft National Pension Authority Act, 2022 and proposed a self-contributory pension scheme for citizens within age ranging from 18 to 50 years having National Identity Card (NID) and living in home or abroad.

Law Watch / Implementing UNGPs to hold the industries accountable for environmental damage

The economy of Bangladesh has seen tremendous growth in the recent past that helped the country graduate from LDC to middle income country.

Law Watch / Legal annotations regarding virtual company meetings during pandemic

With the pandemic, almost every type of functionary came to a standstill except the very essential ones. But as life must go on, the humankind has found ways to carry on with life.

Law Watch / Implementing the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security

In 2019, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Bangladesh, in collaboration with the UN Women Bangladesh country office, published the National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 2019-2022.

Claim for total loss under marine insurance policy

International trade largely depends upon the shipping industry. Around ninety percent of traded goods are transported around the world through sea.

Rights Watch / Protecting trade secrets while franchising a business

Franchising can be a good model to expand a business of the franchisor by granting license to franchisees. Generally, this gives a franchisee an access to use the knowledge, processes, ‘know-hows’ and trademarks of the franchisor and sell a branded product or service under their goodwill and name.

Law Watch / MLM on digital platforms: Legality and efficient enforcement of law

Generally, Multi-level Marketing (MLM) refers to a business scheme where a company’s revenue derives from selling the products or services of a company where the participants or workforce of that company achieve their earnings through a pyramid scheme.

Bangladesh needs rules on odourised LPG

The explosion at Moghbazar at a mosque in Narayanganj and numerous incidents of fire and explosions at home and other establishments have given rise to concerns about the use of different gases.

The struggles of the Child Development Centres for want of contemporary rules

In 1990, Bangladesh ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) 1989, manifesting its commitment to fulfill the rights of children in Bangladesh.

Understanding the concept of ecocide

Recent proposed definition of ecocide by Stop Ecocide Foundation to be included in Rome Statue as a fifth core crime along with the crime of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression has aroused both academic and policy debates all over the world.

Effective protection of domestic child workers: implementation awaits

Incessantly, every few months we come across news reports of abuse of domestic workers in Bangladesh, especially related to children.

Forest management in Bangladesh: loopholes and inadequacies

Forests contribute to the economy and maintain ecological stability. Despite being a selfless auxiliary, forests in Bangladesh have been depleted and degraded in volume and area over the years.

Are sanctions effective enough to reduce environmental crimes?

Since the dawn of civilisation, people have been dependent on the environment for everything. To make economic development, natural resources have been exploited continuously as if there were no tomorrow. It looks like we have forgotten that environmental resources are limited.

E–Business in Bangladesh: Need for a Legal Framework

In Bangladesh, e-commerce or online-based marketplace has started its journey without any statutory framework. In a pandemic situation like the ongoing Covid-19, people from different countries including Bangladesh rely on online purchase, however a significant proportion of consumers are dissatisfied with the services.