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.
Precedents to be used to avoid the misuse of the Artha Rin Adalat Ain
The Artha Rin Adalat Ain, 2003 (Money Loan Court Act, 2003) is the primary legal instrument dealing with bank and non-bank financial institutions’ (NBFI) loan defaulters, which prescribes mechanisms for the banks and financial institutions (FIs) to get reimbursed.
Strengthening the National River Conservation Commission of Bangladesh
Recently, in a ground-breaking and precedent setting judgment, the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh declared that the river Turag and all other rivers flowing throughout the country are ‘living entities’ with legal personalities.
What do our laws say about gambling?
Gambling encompasses various concepts like wagering, betting, gaming etc. in different jurisdictions, but it essentially refers to a transaction of staking money or something of value on an event whose outcome is not within the control of the person. The predominant moral values of Bangladesh (which may or may not be rooted in religious perceptions) disapprove of gambling activities and the same is reflected in its laws.
Maze of belief-disbelief: Corroboration in rape cases
Corroboration rule in rape cases has mostly evolved in the sub-continent including in Bangladesh as a rule of prudence as opposed to one of law. It implies that the solitary evidence of the alleged victim cannot be accepted as sufficient, rather it requires corroboration
Revisiting Small Cause Courts Act
The Small Cause Courts Act 1887 was brought to regulate small issues and matters by the assigned courts. It is no doubt that the law was brought with the purpose of resolving disputes of small nature in a convenient manner.
Enforcing fire safety requirements
Over the past few months, Bangladesh has been passing an anxious situation. Banani FR Tower and Gulshan DNCC Market fire
Fire incidents and our negligence
On 10 June, 2010, the High Court Division(HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh ordered the government formed probe
Death of Meme Culture in EU
The European Parliament recently approved the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, popularly referred to as EU Copyright Directive.
LDC graduation and legal challenges
On 16th March 2018, we have come to know that Bangladesh has attained all three criteria (Gross National Income, Human Assets Index and Economic Vulnerability Index) for graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) group to developing one. Bangladesh has set a goal to establish itself as a middle-income country by 2021 and a developed and prosperous country by 2041. Until today, being an
Through the specs of law, language and others
In the post World War I era, self-determination emerged as a purely political concept and not as a norm of international law.