Seafarer wage claim in Bangladesh: the full journey, step by step
A seafarer wage claim in Bangladesh is governed mainly by the Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983, which gives the master and crew a maritime lien on the ship that ranks ahead of every other lien and charge, including a bank's mortgage.
Small disputes can go to the Shipping Master or a Magistrate, while larger claims are brought as an admiralty suit in the High Court Division, usually with arrest of the ship and a court fee of only Tk 100. Unpaid crew are often paid in the end from the proceeds of a court-ordered sale of the vessel.
- Where it starts
- Shipping Master at the Shipping Office (Chattogram) for discharge, settlement and small disputes; a Magistrate for…
- Main law
- Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983, ss.10, 136, 141-158, 220, 477-479, 492-493; Admiralty Court Act 2000, ss.3(2)(n)…
- Typical duration
- Payment due within 5 days of discharge. Shipping Master or Magistrate: weeks to a few months. Admiralty suit with…
- Who can file
- Any seaman or apprentice, the master (who also has a lien for disbursements), or a person authorised on their behalf…
Seafarer wage claim in Bangladesh: walk through every stage
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Step 1 · Discharge and demandWork out what is owed
The starting point is the crew agreement, which must state the ship, the voyage or period, the capacity and the wages, together with any appointment letter or service agreement with the owner or manager. The master must give each seaman a full and true account of wages and deductions before paying off. The seafarer and lawyer compare that account with the contract, adding unpaid months, overtime, leave pay and any repatriation costs the seafarer paid personally, which are recoverable as wages.
Where: Seafarer's lawyer · Time: 1-7 days · Law: s.113 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983; s.141 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983; s.136(2) Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983 · Documents: Crew agreement or appointment letter, Service agreement with the manager, Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC), Account of wages or portage bill
Tip: Keep copies of every portage bill and pay slip. In the 2026 Crystal Gold case the officers won largely because their documents matched their evidence.
Step 2 · Discharge and demandDemand payment on discharge
On discharge, the master or owner must pay the seaman's wages within five days, and the seaman is entitled at discharge to a quarter of the balance on account. If payment is delayed without reasonable cause, wages keep running until final settlement, and the Shipping Master can award up to two days' pay for each day of delay. A written demand, and later a lawyer's notice, records the default and the amount. Under section 477, no agreement can take away the seaman's lien or remedies.
Where: Seafarer's lawyer · Time: 5 days after discharge, then 2-4 weeks · Law: s.146 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983; s.477 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983 · Documents: Written demand, Lawyer's notice, Reply, if any
Tip: Do not accept a promise to pay later in exchange for signing off without a written account; it weakens the later claim.
Step 3 · Discharge and demandSettlement before the Shipping Master
Where a seaman is discharged before a Shipping Master in Bangladesh, the wages must be paid through or in the presence of the Shipping Master, unless a court directs otherwise. On settlement the seaman signs a release, also signed by the master or owner and attested by the Shipping Master, which operates as a mutual discharge of all claims for that voyage. Where this procedure applies, a master or owner who pays the wages in any other way commits an offence punishable by fine.
Where: Shipping Master (Shipping Office, Chattogram) · Time: On discharge · Law: s.145 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983; s.147 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983 · Documents: Account of wages, Release in the prescribed form, Shipping Master's statement of payment
Tip: Never sign the release if any amount is still disputed; once attested it settles every claim for the voyage.
Step 4 · Shipping Master and MagistrateDispute decided by the Shipping Master
A wage dispute at a Bangladesh port between the master, owner or agent and the crew can be submitted to the Shipping Master. Either side can insist on this if the amount does not exceed Tk 500; for larger sums both must agree in writing. The Shipping Master's award is conclusive and can be enforced through a Magistrate, but the Shipping Master may decline a question better suited to a court. Even without a formal submission, a letter to the Shipping Master often prompts an official request to the owner to pay.
Where: Shipping Master (Shipping Office, Chattogram) · Time: 2-8 weeks · Law: s.10 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983; s.148 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983; s.149 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983 (ship's papers) · Documents: Written submission, Crew agreement, Award
Tip: The Tk 500 compulsory limit is tiny today, so for real sums the Shipping Master acts only with both sides' written consent.
- Step 5 · Shipping Master and Magistrate
Stranded abroad: repatriation and consular help
If a seaman's service ends abroad without his consent before the agreed period, the master or owner must maintain him and return him to a proper return port; if he pays those costs himself, he can recover them as wages. Where the ship is wrecked, lost or abandoned, he is entitled to wages until he reaches the return port, or for two months if longer, plus at least two months' wages for lost effects. Bangladesh ratified the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 in 2014, and the nearest Bangladesh mission can help with repatriation.
Where: Bangladesh mission abroad (consular officer) · Time: Days to months · Law: s.136 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983; s.153 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983; Maritime Labour Convention 2006, Regulation 2.5 · Documents: Passport and CDC, Evidence of termination or abandonment, Travel and maintenance receipts
Tip: Keep every receipt for food, lodging and flights after termination; they become part of the wage claim.
Step 6 · Shipping Master and MagistrateSummary claim before a Magistrate
As soon as wages become payable, a seaman, or someone authorised for him, can sue in a summary manner before a Magistrate where his service ended, where he was discharged, or where the person liable lives. The Magistrate's order is final. If the master, owner or agent does not pay, the amount can be levied by distress and sale of their movable property or of the ship and her equipment. This route suits moderate claims against owners with a presence or a ship in Bangladesh.
Where: Magistrate's court (summary wage claim) · Time: 1-6 months · Law: s.157 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983; ss.492-493 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983 · Documents: Complaint for wages, Crew agreement and account, Magistrate's order
Tip: A Magistrate's order can be enforced against the ship, but it does not give the court control of a sale and priorities as an admiralty arrest does.
- Step 7 · Admiralty suit and arrest
Choose the admiralty route
Section 158 bars a wage suit in a civil court unless the owner is bankrupt, the ship is under arrest or sold by a court, or a Magistrate refers the claim. For a substantial seafarer wage claim in Bangladesh the usual course is therefore an admiralty suit with arrest. Wages are a maritime claim under section 3(2)(n), section 4(6) allows an action in rem for claims wholly or partly for wages, and the court fee is Tk 100.
The limitation period is three years from the end of the voyage, excluding time spent as a serving seaman.
Where: Seafarer's lawyer · Time: 1-2 weeks · Law: s.158 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983; ss.3(2)(n), 4(6) and 7 Admiralty Court Act 2000; Article 101 Limitation Act 1908; s.220 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983 · Documents: Limitation calculation, Vessel location and particulars
Tip: Crew of the same ship can sue together in one suit, which saves cost and keeps the evidence consistent.
Step 8 · Admiralty suit and arrestFile the admiralty suit
The plaint is filed in the Admiralty Court in rem against the vessel and in personam against the registered owner, manager and operator, with the port and maritime authorities as pro forma defendants. It pleads the employment, the service on board, the unpaid period and the amount, and asks for a declaration that the claim is a maritime lien. The Appellate Division has confirmed that crew wage claims come within an action in rem under section 4(6).
Where: High Court Division · Time: 1-3 days · Law: s.6 Admiralty Court Act 2000; Kyung Hae Maritime Co Ltd v BF Glory, 21 BLC (AD) 40; Order I rule 1 CPC · Documents: Verified plaint, Arrest application, Tk 100 court fee, Power of attorney if plaintiffs are abroad
Tip: Claims for wages in a foreign currency should state the exchange rate used at filing; the court decrees the taka equivalent.
Step 9 · Admiralty suit and arrestArrest of the vessel
On admission, the court can order the ship's arrest, and the Marshal communicates the order to the port, customs and the Department of Shipping. Crew wages are a maritime lien enforceable in the High Court Division, which travels with the ship even after a change of ownership, so arrest is available against the vessel itself. If the crew are still on board an arrested or abandoned ship, they or the port can ask the court for directions on provisions, safe manning and repatriation.
Where: Marshal of the Admiralty Court · Time: Same day to a few days · Law: s.4(3) and (6) Admiralty Court Act 2000; s.477 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983; Admiralty Rules 1912 (warrant of arrest on affidavit) · Documents: Arrest order, Marshal's communication to the port, Application for directions
Tip: If the ship is already under arrest in another suit, file promptly and ask to be included in any sale and distribution.
Step 10 · Trial and decreeOwner's defence and set-off
Owners often defend by alleging misconduct, desertion or theft and claiming forfeiture of wages or a set-off. Questions of forfeiture or deduction can be decided within the wage proceeding even if no criminal case was brought. Where the master claims, the court can settle all accounts between master and owner, including disbursements. Allegations must be proved by evidence: in July 2026 the court rejected theft and misconduct allegations against a master and chief engineer because the owner called no witness.
Where: High Court Division · Time: 1-3 months · Law: s.205 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983; s.478(3) Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983; Order VIII rule 1 CPC · Documents: Written statement, Any inquiry report relied on by the owner, Reply evidence
Tip: Pleadings are not evidence. A seafarer facing misconduct allegations should insist that the owner prove them with witnesses.
Step 11 · Trial and decreeProving the wage claim
The seafarers give evidence, now on affidavit under the 2026 amendments, and are cross-examined. Typical exhibits are appointment letters, crew or service agreements, CDCs and passports, portage bills, letters to the Shipping Master and the Department of Shipping, and the lawyer's notice and any reply. Where the owner does not appear, the court can proceed ex parte, but it still checks the amount: in 2025 it allowed the unpaid wages but disallowed claimed legal costs.
Where: High Court Division · Time: 3-18 months · Law: Order XVIII rule 4A CPC (as amended by Act XXXVI of 2026); Order IX rule 6 CPC (ex parte hearing); Md. Shah Jahan Khan v MT Fadl-e-Rabbi, Admiralty Suit 18 of 2017 (27 October 2025) · Documents: Affidavits of evidence-in-chief, Exhibits, Exchange-rate evidence
Tip: Seafarers who are back at sea can give evidence remotely or on commission; plan their availability early.
Step 12 · Trial and decreeDecree and declaration of lien
The court decrees the proved wages against the vessel in rem and the owner, manager and operator in personam, jointly and severally, with costs and interest; recent decrees have awarded 6% and 10% a year. It also declares that the claim is a maritime lien on the ship. A seafarer wage claim in Bangladesh that is properly documented usually succeeds; the real question is whether there is a ship or a fund to pay it.
Where: High Court Division · Time: 1-3 months after hearing · Law: Order XX rules 1 and 6 CPC; s.34 CPC; Md. Zakir Hossain v M.V. Crystal Gold, Admiralty Suit 69 of 2015 (7 July 2026) · Documents: Judgment, Signed decree
Tip: Ask for the decree to state expressly that it is payable from the vessel or her sale proceeds, as well as by the owners.
Step 13 · Sale, priority and paymentSale of the vessel
If the owner neither pays nor gives security, the crew can ask the High Court Division to order the ship's valuation and sale by the Marshal, before judgment if she is deteriorating. Many abandoned ships are sold in another creditor's suit; crew then claim against the sale fund. A judicial sale passes the ship free of claims, and the maritime lien for wages moves to the money in the Marshal's account, where it keeps its priority.
Where: Marshal of the Admiralty Court · Time: 2-9 months · Law: s.4(7) Admiralty Court Act 2000; s.39 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983 · Documents: Sale application, Valuation, Auction notice
Tip: Crew who have gone home should leave a power of attorney with their lawyer so the sale and payment can proceed without them.
Step 14 · Sale, priority and paymentPriority over the mortgage and other claims
Section 479 gives the seaman's lien precedence over all other liens or charges on the ship, and the master's lien comes next, ahead of everything except the seamen. That means the crew's maritime lien is paid out of the sale fund before a bank's registered mortgage, suppliers and repairers, after the costs of the arrest and sale. Where several suits compete, the Marshal reports all claims and the High Court Division directs distribution.
Where: High Court Division · Time: 1-12 months · Law: s.479 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983; s.4(7) Admiralty Court Act 2000 · Documents: Marshal's report, Priority application, Decree
Tip: Claims for wages must be separated from other heads, such as damages or legal costs, which do not share the wage priority.
Step 15 · Sale, priority and paymentExecution and payment
The crew file an execution case in the Admiralty jurisdiction, and the court directs the Marshal to pay from the sale proceeds or the security, usually by pay order within a short deadline. If the fund is insufficient, the decree can still be executed against the owner's or manager's other assets in Bangladesh. Payment to seafarers who are abroad is made through their lawyer under the power of attorney, so they need not return.
Where: High Court Division · Time: 1-6 months · Law: Order XXI rules 10 and 11 CPC; Md. Yousuf Ali v M.V. Hearty Falcon, Execution Case 1 of 2025 · Documents: Execution application, Certified decree, Bank details or power of attorney
Tip: Check the Marshal's account balance before the hearing; earlier pay-outs to other claimants can leave little behind.
What if…? How the seafarer wage claim in Bangladesh can change course
Choose a scenario. The map animates the route up the hierarchy and, where a case is sent back, down to the lower court and up again.
What if the owner appeals the admiralty decree?
- 1Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
Leave to appeal to the Appellate Division
There is no appeal within the High Court Division from the Admiralty Court. The owner, or the crew if they lost, must file a civil petition for leave to appeal under Article 103 within sixty days, and the Appellate Division decides mainly questions of law, such as whether a particular payment counts as wages for the lien. A stay of payment out of the sale fund has to be sought separately from the Chamber Judge.
60 days to file; 1-3 yearsArticle 103(3) Constitution of BangladeshOrder XIII rule 1 Appellate Division Rules 1988
Where it ends up: The Appellate Division's decision is final, and the fund is paid out accordingly.
Can a Magistrate's wage order be challenged?
- 1High Court Division
Criminal revision against the Magistrate
Section 157 makes the Magistrate's order on a summary wage claim final, so no appeal lies. A party who says the Magistrate acted without jurisdiction or made a clear legal error can apply in revision to the Sessions Judge or the High Court Division under the revisional provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The High Court Division can set the order aside or remit it, but it does not rehear the facts.
File promptly; 3-12 monthss.157 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983ss.435, 439 and 439A Code of Criminal Procedure 1898
Where it ends up: The Magistrate's order stands, is corrected, or is sent back for fresh decision.
Can the Admiralty Court reconsider its decree?
- 1High Court Division
Review under Order XLVII
Either side can ask the same Admiralty bench to review its judgment for an error apparent on the record, new evidence that could not be produced earlier despite due diligence, or another sufficient reason. Because the Admiralty Court is the High Court Division in its original jurisdiction, the application must be made within twenty days. An owner who did not appear can instead apply to set aside an ex parte decree under Order IX rule 13.
20 days to file; 1-6 monthsOrder XLVII rule 1 CPCArticle 162 Limitation Act 1908Order IX rule 13 CPC
Where it ends up: The decree is confirmed or corrected, and the case can still go to the Appellate Division.
What if a Magistrate thinks the claim belongs in a higher court?
- 1High Court Division
Magistrate's reference to the court
Under section 158(c), a Magistrate acting under the Ordinance can refer a wage claim to a court, which then removes the bar on civil proceedings. This suits large or complicated claims backed by a maritime lien that need arrest, sale and priorities. Separately, any court unsure whether a seaman was a serving seaman for limitation purposes can refer that question to the Shipping Master, whose certificate is conclusive.
1-3 monthss.158(c) Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983s.221 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983
Where it ends up: The claim continues in the Admiralty Court, with arrest and sale available.
What if the Appellate Division sends the case back?
- 1Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
Remand to the Admiralty Court
If the Admiralty Court dismissed the suit on a threshold point, for example that the claim was not wages within section 3(2)(n) or was time-barred, and the Appellate Division disagrees, it can set the decision aside and remit the suit for trial. Any arrest, security or share of the sale fund reserved for the crew normally stays in place while the case goes back down.
With the appeal judgmentArticle 104 Constitution of Bangladeshs.3(2)(n) Admiralty Court Act 2000 - 2High Court Division
Trial and the route back up
The Admiralty Court hears the evidence on the wage claim, decides whether it carries a maritime lien, and gives a fresh decree. The losing side can again petition the Appellate Division for leave, so a remanded case can travel down and back up the hierarchy before the crew are paid.
6-24 monthss.4(6) Admiralty Court Act 2000Article 103 Constitution of Bangladesh
Where it ends up: The wage claim is decided on the merits and may return to the Appellate Division on leave.
Can a seafarer go to the Labour Court instead?
- 1Labour Court
Limited role of the Labour Act
Section 1(4) of the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 excludes seafarers from the Act except for Chapters XII, XIII and XIV, which cover compensation for injury by accident, trade unions and industrial relations, and dispute resolution and the Labour Court. Because Chapter XIV applies, a seafarer can arguably use section 213 to enforce a right under a settlement or agreement, but this is untested for wages. Individual wage claims normally follow the Merchant Shipping Ordinance route described above, while injury compensation and collective disputes go to the Labour Court.
Variess.1(4) Bangladesh Labour Act 2006s.163 Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 (masters and seamen)s.213 Bangladesh Labour Act 2006
Where it ends up: Wages go to the Shipping Master, a Magistrate or the Admiralty Court; injury compensation can go to the Labour Court.
Can the wage claim be settled?
- 1High Court Division
Settlement after arrest
Arrest often brings owners or their financiers to the table, and wage claims are frequently paid to release the ship. A settlement is recorded as a compromise decree under Order XXIII rule 3, and payment can be made through or in the presence of the Shipping Master so that a proper release is signed. The court then lifts the arrest.
Days to monthsOrder XXIII rule 3 CPCss.145 and 147 Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983
Where it ends up: The crew are paid, a release is signed and the vessel is freed.
How the seafarer wage claim in Bangladesh moves up the court hierarchy
A seafarer wage claim in Bangladesh can be pursued at three levels. At the bottom is the Shipping Master, who supervises discharge and payment, attests releases and can decide disputes: compulsorily up to Tk 500, and above that only with both sides' written consent. Next is a Magistrate, who can try a wage claim summarily under section 157 of the 1983 Ordinance, with an order that is final, enforceable by distress against the ship, and open only to criminal revision.
Section 158 keeps wage claims out of the ordinary civil courts unless the ship is under arrest or sold, the owner is insolvent, or a Magistrate refers the claim. Substantial claims therefore go to the High Court Division as the Admiralty Court, which has no value threshold, charges only Tk 100 in court fee, can arrest and sell the ship, and applies the seamen's lien ahead of all other liens and charges. The Admiralty Court decides facts and law.
Its decree can be reviewed by the same bench and challenged only in the Appellate Division, by leave.
- Appellate DivisionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court
- High Court DivisionHigh Court Division
- First instanceMagistrate's court (summary wage claim) · Labour Court
- Start · outside courtSeafarer's lawyer · Shipping Master (Shipping Office, Chattogram) · Bangladesh mission abroad (consular officer) · Marshal of the Admiralty Court
Where your case is heard
Addresses are for Dhaka. Every district has equivalent courts at its own district judgeship.
Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Appellate Division and High Court Division)
Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Shahbag, Ramna, Dhaka-1000Hears appeals, revisions, references, writ petitions under Article 102, company matters and death references (High Court Division), and appeals by leave from the High Court Division (Appellate Division).
Both Divisions sit in the Supreme Court complex; many High Court Division benches sit in the Annex Building. Check the daily cause list for the bench and court room. Postal contact is the Registrar General, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Ramna, Dhaka-1000.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Chattogram
Court Building area, Kotwali, ChattogramTakes cognisance of and tries criminal cases arising in Chattogram Metropolitan Police areas, hears bail, remand and complaint matters, and sends sessions-triable cases to the Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Chattogram.
Cases from police stations outside the metropolitan area go to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chattogram. The street address was not confirmed from an official source. Check the current address before visiting.
Labour Courts, Dhaka (First, Second and Third Labour Courts)
Dhaka (exact address not confirmed)Tries individual and collective labour disputes, wage and compensation claims and offences under the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006.
The 2022 Ministry of Labour gazette (on the Labour Appellate Tribunal site) confirms the First Labour Court, Dhaka and sets each Dhaka labour court's territorial jurisdiction by police station, but no official street address was found. Labour Courts also sit in Chattogram, Khulna, Rajshahi, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Cumilla and other centres.
Seafarer's lawyer
Where this happens depends on your district or the office concerned. Ask us for the exact courtroom and address.
Government Shipping Office, Chattogram
C.G.O. Building No-1, Agrabad, Chattogram-4100Registers and supplies Bangladeshi seafarers, supervises sign-on and sign-off and payment of balance of wages, and arbitrates disputes between shipowners and seafarers.
A field office of the Department of Shipping, headed by the Shipping Master. Address as given in the office's official brochure.
Bangladesh High Commissions, Embassies and Consulates abroad
Bangladesh mission for the country where you live (no single address)Attest powers of attorney, affidavits and other documents signed abroad so that they can be used in a Bangladeshi court or office.
Use the mission that covers the country where you sign the document; the list of missions is on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website. A power of attorney attested abroad usually has to be stamped and authenticated in Bangladesh (within the period the law allows) before it can be used. Check the mission's own website for appointments, fees and documents required.
How long each stage takes
These are indicative ranges based on typical Dhaka practice. Adjournments, case backlogs and appeals can stretch them.
Documents checklist and key terms
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- Shipping Master
- The officer of the Shipping Office who supervises engagement and discharge of seamen, attests wage settlements and decides small disputes.
- Crew agreement
- The signed articles between master and crew stating the voyage, capacity, wages and provisions, in the form approved by the Government.
- Portage bill
- The account of each crew member's wages earned, deductions and balance due for the voyage.
- CDC
- Continuous Discharge Certificate, the seafarer's record of sea service.
- Maritime lien
- A claim attached to the ship by law, which follows her after sale and can be enforced by arrest; crew wages are the classic example.
- Release
- The document signed before the Shipping Master on settlement, which discharges all claims for the voyage.
- Abandonment
- The owner's failure to pay, maintain or repatriate crew, leaving them on board or ashore without support.
- Return port
- The port to which a seaman whose service ends abroad must be sent home at the owner's cost.
Seafarer wage claim in Bangladesh: common questions
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Can a foreign seafarer sue in Bangladesh?
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Can the owner refuse to pay because of alleged misconduct?
Can I take a seafarer wage claim in Bangladesh to the Labour Court?
Law and sources
- Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1983 — Laws of Bangladesh (laws.sayed.app mirror)
- Admiralty Court Act 2000 (Act 43 of 2000) — Laws of Bangladesh (laws.sayed.app mirror)
- Limitation Act 1908 — Laws of Bangladesh (laws.sayed.app mirror)
- Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 — Laws of Bangladesh (laws.sayed.app mirror)
- High Court Division, Md. Zakir Hossain v M.V. Crystal Gold, Admiralty Suit No. 69 of 2015 (7 July 2026)
- High Court Division, Md. Shah Jahan Khan v MT Fadl-e-Rabbi, Admiralty Suit No. 18 of 2017 (27 October 2025)
- High Court Division, Md. Yousuf Ali v M.V. Hearty Falcon, Execution Case No. 1 of 2025 (16 March 2025)
- The Financial Express, 14 May 2017 — Improving the lot of Bangladeshi seafarers (MLC 2006 ratified on 6 November 2014)
This Case Journey is a general guide to procedure in Bangladesh as of October 2026. It is not legal advice. Procedure, fees and time limits change, and every case turns on its own facts. Timelines are indicative. Speak to a lawyer about your own matter.
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