Bangladesh Legal & Tax Updates

With COVID-19 vaccination campaigns nearing completion or still in progress in various countries across Southeast Asia, our experts take this opportunity to look at some of the top questions and concerns on the minds of employers and employees when it comes to COVID-19 vaccination considerations. For example, can an employer require its employees to be vaccinated? Can...

The use of drones in the world is increasing very rapidly and plays an important role in optimizing processes across a various range of industries: agriculture, delivery services, infrastructure, mapping, military and so on. These machines are very efficient, effective, and safe tools for quality, safety and savings. As we start seeing increased use of...

The opening year of this decade was sadly and tumultuously marked by the many public health challenges, travel restrictions, border closures, fears and economic hardship brought on by the coronavirus pandemic across the globe.  Glimmers of hope re-emerged towards the end of 2020 as unprecedented worldwide efforts to research, experiment, formulate and test vaccine candidates...

This publication is part of a DFDL series focusing on Corporate Insolvency Regime in consideration of the COVID-19 outbreak in Asia. DFDL published the previous editions in a series of tailor-made FAQs on restructuring and insolvency matters that businesses and stakeholders need to keep track of in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao PDR, Myanmar, the Philippines,...

This edition of our Q&A series focuses on real estate financing and loan securitization issues in Bangladesh. Given the continuing global uncertainty and economic disruption caused by COVID-19, investors are increasingly concerned about their ability to secure, dispose or otherwise transfer assets that are often now subject to revamped or revised local rules and regulations....

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread throughout the world, governments and leading financial institutions across the South and Southeast region continue to issue various initiatives, stimulus measures and relief efforts within their respective countries in an attempt to shore up the hardest hit sectors and vulnerable groups directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In...

For the aviation sector, the first half of 2020 has sadly been defined by the many challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in operational and economic disruption across the globe. Now six months in, the industry is taking stock, adapting strategies and mapping out future plans for business post COVID-19. Aviation’s emergence from...

Two years ago, the most visible and tangible impact of the entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR” or “Regulation”) for individuals all around the globe was an unprecedented wave of emails from businesses changing their privacy policies and seeking consent to store and process data. Primarily aimed at protecting fundamental rights...

As the COVID-19 crisis continues with no immediate end in sight, real estate and construction remains one of the hardest hit sectors. Supply chain interruptions, material shortages, work site closures, employee reductions, social distancing measures and curfews have drastically disrupted commercial operations and continue to impact project developments. In this publication we outline the latest...

In these unprecedented times that we face in light of COVID-19, there has never been a more important time for investors, targets and sponsors alike to look at any proposed M&A or financing transaction from a variety of different angles to align their respective interests in order to mitigate the risks and capture the opportunities...