About Abdul Baten

Adv Abdul Baten is an advocate with TRW & Co in Dhaka. Abdul Baten advises on customs & trade compliance, bonded warehouse licensing & entitlements and related matters, and is known within the team for thorough preparation and straightforward, practical advice.

Abdul Baten advises individuals and businesses on income tax, VAT and customs, from routine compliance and return filing to audits, assessments and appeals. The approach is careful and evidence-led, so that positions taken with the National Board of Revenue are well documented and defensible.

Because TRW operates as one firm across its practice fields, Abdul Baten can bring in colleagues on tax law advisory, tax compliance and cross-border questions quickly, while keeping responsibility for the client's matter clear.

Clients of Abdul Baten include individual taxpayers, importers, exporters, service businesses and multinational subsidiaries. Each matter begins with a clear plan: what must be proved or documented, which authority or court is involved, what it will cost and how long it is likely to take. That clarity lets clients make decisions early, when they have the most options.

Many matters in Bangladesh turn on procedure as much as on substance: the right forum, the correct court fee, the limitation period and the evidence that a court or authority will accept. Close attention is paid to these points from the outset, because getting them right avoids delay and protects the client's position later.

To discuss a matter with Abdul Baten, book a consultation or contact the firm. Read more about the wider team on the TRW people page.

How Abdul Baten works with clients

1. Early assessmentEvery matter starts with the facts and documents, a clear view of the law and an honest assessment of the options, costs and likely timing.
2. Written advice you can useAdvice is given in plain language, with the steps, deadlines and decisions that matter set out clearly.
3. Thorough preparationFilings, evidence and submissions are prepared carefully and checked against the procedure that applies in the relevant court, tribunal or authority.
4. Regular updatesClients are kept informed after each hearing, filing or development, so there are no surprises.

Court work in Bangladesh runs through a layered system, from the District courts and specialised tribunals to the High Court Division and Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Abdul Baten prepares each matter with the procedure of the relevant forum in mind.

Representative matters

• Advising an individual on wealth statements and filing of belated returns.
• Preparing a reply to an income tax audit notice and supporting documents for a trading company.
• Advising on VAT registration, return filing and input credit for a services business.
• Representing a taxpayer in an appeal against an assessment before the Commissioner of Taxes (Appeals).

Insights from Abdul Baten's practice areas