25 May

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Modernising a Century-Old Law: What the 2026 Registration Ordinance Really Means, Registration Amendment Ordinance 2026

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The Registration (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 quietly reshapes one of Bangladesh's oldest laws. From extended filing windows and personal liability for registering officers to the landmark introduction of e-registration, Fariha Manzur unpacks what these changes mean for land administration and property transactions across the country....

25 May

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Strengthening Transparency or Redrawing the Lines? A Legal Perspective on the Right to Information (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026

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The Right to Information (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 brings notable shifts to Bangladesh's transparency framework — from an expanded definition of "information" to stronger proactive disclosure obligations. Fariha Manzur offers a legal perspective on what these changes mean for citizens, authorities, and the Information Commission....

25 March

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Public Offer of Equity Securities Rules 2025: Key Regulatory Changes for IPOs in Bangladesh

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The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has replaced the Public Issue Rules, 2015 with the more rigorous Public Offer of Equity Securities Rules, 2025. From enhanced IPO eligibility thresholds and expanded prospectus disclosure obligations to revised fee structures and mandatory post-IPO reporting, Sydul Islam Symon breaks down what issuing companies, asset managers, and market intermediaries need to know to stay compliant....

25 March

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Understanding Ordinance No. 02 of 2026: A Transformative Update to the Civil Aviation Act, 2017, Civil Aviation Amendment Ordinance 2026

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Bangladesh's Civil Aviation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 goes far beyond routine legislative updates. From real-time fare monitoring and GSA ownership rules to AI-driven technology provisions and passenger rights obligations, Fariha Manzur examines how this Ordinance repositions Bangladesh's aviation sector for a more transparent and technology-aware future....

10 March

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New Accountability Era: The Bangladesh Travel Agency Ordinance 2026 Explained

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The Bangladesh Travel Agency Ordinance 2026 introduces sweeping changes to Bangladesh’s travel industry, including mandatory bank guarantees of up to BDT 1 crore, criminal penalties for ticket price manipulation, and strict new registration requirements for both offline and online agencies....

22 February

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Acquiring and Protecting Geographical Indication (GI) Rights in Bangladesh

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A geographical indication (GI), which is a type of intellectual property right, is a sign used on goods that have a specific quality, reputation, or other characteristic attributable to its geographic origin. Goods designated with a geographical indication must be produced, processed, or prepared in the defined geographical area using recognized techniques. This type of property right has been developed to boost a country’s local and root level entrepreneurs by giving them both vertical (i.e. ensuring trans-boundary protection) and horizontal (i.e. ensuring that the bona fide producers are being benefited) protection. Geographical indications are typically used for agricultural products, foodstuffs,...

10 February

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Safeguarding Bangladesh’s Natural Heritage: The Wildlife, Forest and Biodiversity Conservation Ordinance and the Haor and Wetlands Protection, Conservation and Development Ordinance, 2026

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The preservation of the environment has emerged as a critical issue in Bangladesh's constitutional and legal framework, driven by rapid biodiversity loss, deforestation, wetland destruction, and escalating climate change risks. In line with the constitutional mandate under Article 18A, which obliges the State to protect and improve the environment and to preserve and safeguard natural resources, biodiversity, wetlands, forests, and wildlife for present and future generations, the Government has enacted two landmark ordinances in 2026. These are the Wildlife, Forest and Biodiversity Conservation Ordinance (closely aligned with the Wildlife (Conservation and Protection) Ordinance, 2026, and related forest measures) and the...

08 February

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The Bank Resolution Ordinance, 2025: A Landmark Reform for Bangladesh’s Banking Stability

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The Bank Resolution Ordinance, 2025 represents a pivotal advancement in Bangladesh's financial regulatory landscape. Stability in the banking system remains one of the essential prerequisites for sustained economic expansion and a supportive macroeconomic environment in any country. In Bangladesh, the banking sector has long grappled with persistent challenges, including inadequate corporate governance practices, a massive volume of non-performing loans, insider lending, and capital shortfalls in certain institutions. These issues have collectively posed serious threats to overall financial stability....

24 October

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The End of LIBOR and the Emergence of SOFR: A Critical Financial Transition

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It has nearly a 50-year long history. Each day, 18 international banks submit their ideas of the rates they think they would pay if they had to borrow money from another bank on the interbank lending market in London. It was the average interest rate on transactions that a selection of banks carried out with one another on a daily basis, for each currency and maturity term, and it was regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It was kind of like a benchmark for interest rates. LIBOR reached its final retirement on June 30, 2023....

25 August

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PCA Framework: Navigating New Bank Merger Guidelines 4 Key Steps

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The current bank merger is one of the protective measures as well as a discretionary measure for the non-performing banks under the purview of the prompt corrective action framework or PCA framework introduced by the Bangladesh Bank via BRPD Circular No - 17 dated 05.12.2023. Accordingly, on 04.04.2024, the Bangladesh Bank issued the first ever bank merger policy i.e. Guidelines for Merger/Amalgamation of Banks/Financial Institutions (the “Guideline”), outlining both voluntary or agreed mergers and forced mergers....