TRW & Co provides legal services in Bangladesh across six integrated fields. Each field has its own page with the practice areas, articles and people behind it. The directory above lists every practice page we publish.

The fields are designed around how clients experience legal problems, not around internal departments. A single instruction often draws on several of them, and the responsible lawyer brings in colleagues as needed.

Commercial litigation in the High Court Division, writ petitions, appeals, and domestic and international arbitration under the Arbitration Act 2001. We advise on interim relief, enforcement of foreign awards and judgments, and the strategy for disputes that run in more than one forum.

See the dispute resolution page for the full list of practice areas.

Company formation, foreign direct investment, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, governance, banking and finance, capital markets and Islamic finance. Our legal services in Bangladesh for investors include the approvals that shape a transaction timetable, from Invest Bangladesh registration to Bangladesh Bank foreign exchange requirements.

See corporate and finance.

Technology contracts, telecommunications licensing, data protection, e-commerce, digital payments, trademarks, copyright and patents. We help technology businesses build in Bangladesh and protect what they build.

See technology, IP and data.

Energy and infrastructure projects, construction contracts, land acquisition, title verification, development agreements, leases and real estate disputes. Land and project work is where careful legal services in Bangladesh save the most time and money later.

See projects and real estate.

Customs and trade, export and import licensing, competition law, sector regulation and compliance, including the changes that follow Bangladesh’s graduation from least developed country status.

See trade, competition and regulation.

Succession, probate, family property, trusts and waqf, matrimonial matters, immigration, and employment advice for employers and senior executives under the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006.

See private client and employment.

When choosing legal services in Bangladesh, clients usually ask three questions: does the firm know this area of law, does it understand my commercial position, and can it act quickly when timing matters? We suggest asking any firm for the name of the lawyer who will run the matter and for examples of comparable work.

For foreign clients, it also helps to ask how the firm coordinates with counsel abroad. Legal services in Bangladesh rarely exist in isolation for international businesses; they must fit with financing documents, group policies and foreign proceedings.

Independent directories are a useful check. The Legal 500 publishes a profile of the firm for Bangladesh.

Begin with a short description of the matter and any deadlines. After a conflict check, we will propose a scope, team and fee arrangement. For urgent matters, such as an injunction or a regulatory deadline, tell us at once so that we can act within the time available.

You can also read our Bangladesh legal insights for background on most of the legal services in Bangladesh listed here.

Foreign investors usually need several legal services in Bangladesh at once: choosing an entity, registering with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms, obtaining Invest Bangladesh registration, opening bank accounts, and meeting Bangladesh Bank requirements for share capital and repatriation.

Investors also need advice on tax, employment, leases or land, and sector licences. We plan these steps together so that the entity can trade, hire and remit profits as soon as possible after incorporation.

For background, read our guides to company formation and foreign investment in Bangladesh legal insights.

Banks, development finance institutions and corporate borrowers rely on legal services in Bangladesh for facility agreements, security documents, registration of charges, mortgages over land, guarantees and intercreditor arrangements.

When a facility goes wrong, the same team advises on enforcement, recovery proceedings before the Artha Rin Adalat, and restructuring. Lenders benefit from advice that considers recovery at the time the security is taken.

Commercial disputes call for early decisions on forum, interim relief and evidence. Our disputes team advises on negotiation and settlement, litigation in the civil courts and the High Court Division, writ jurisdiction, domestic and international arbitration, and enforcement of judgments and awards.

For cross-border disputes, we coordinate with counsel abroad so that steps taken in Bangladesh support the overall strategy.

Families need legal services in Bangladesh for inheritance, probate and letters of administration, succession certificates, partition of family property, gift deeds and trusts, as well as marriage, divorce, maintenance and guardianship.

Non-resident Bangladeshis can instruct us through a power of attorney, and we explain the notarisation and attestation steps required in their country of residence.

Our practice spans the sectors that drive the Bangladeshi economy: banking and financial services, energy and infrastructure, technology and telecoms, manufacturing and garments, real estate and construction, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, and trade and logistics.

Sector knowledge helps us anticipate the regulator’s questions and the commercial terms that counterparties are likely to accept.

Each practice page describes the law and our approach in a specific area. Pages are reviewed and updated as the law changes, and each one links to the relevant articles and to the lawyers who lead that work.

If you cannot find a practice area for your question, contact us. Our legal services in Bangladesh cover more ground than any directory can list, and we will tell you promptly if a matter falls outside our expertise.

Most legal services in Bangladesh involve at least one of the institutions below. Knowing who decides what helps clients plan realistic timetables.

Our team deals with these institutions regularly and can explain what each will need from you before an application is filed.

Although every matter is different, most follow the same broad path. First, we take instructions and review documents. Second, we give written advice on the options, risks, costs and timing. Third, we carry out the agreed work: drafting, filing, negotiating or appearing in court. Finally, we close the matter and confirm what the client needs to do to stay compliant.

Throughout, one responsible lawyer remains your point of contact. That is how we keep legal services in Bangladesh efficient for clients who are busy running a business or a family.

Bangladesh’s scheduled graduation from least developed country status changes the legal landscape for exporters, investors and regulated businesses. Trade preferences, intellectual property obligations and subsidy rules are all affected.

We help clients understand which changes apply to them, what transition periods are available and how contracts, licences and compliance programmes should adapt. Planning early is the most effective way to protect market access.

Bangladeshi law changes frequently through Finance Acts, ordinances, Bangladesh Bank circulars and regulator notifications. Good legal services in Bangladesh therefore include monitoring as well as advice: telling clients when a change affects their licences, contracts, tax position or reporting obligations.

We publish updates on significant changes and brief clients directly when a development affects their business. For a regular overview, follow our analysis in Bangladesh legal insights.

Our legal services in Bangladesh are organised into six fields so that clients can find the right team quickly, and connected so that complex matters are handled as one. Each field page lists the practice areas, articles and people behind the work.

Whether you are investing, lending, building, hiring, protecting technology, resolving a dispute or planning for your family, start with the field closest to your question. If you are unsure, contact us and we will route your enquiry to the right partner after a conflict check. Good legal services in Bangladesh begin with asking the right first question.