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.
CYBER CRIMES
DEFINITIONS of most crimes committed in worldwide real space are gender neutral although a significant number of crimes are committed mostly against women.