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Groundbreaking Legal Precedent in the Bangladesh Admiralty Court

Our Admiralty Dispute Resolution team has established a first-of-its-kind legal precedent in Bangladesh by successfully securing a vessel arrest to obtain pre-award security, despite a pending London Arbitration. Representing UAE-based charterer Grandee Central East Shipping LLC (Admiralty Suit No. 08 of 2026), we sought to recover USD 2,775,136.00 against the M/V PRINCESS JIA JIA following severe repudiatory breaches and evasion attempts by the operators. Navigating complex jurisdictional hurdles, our Head of Chambers, Barrister Mohammed Forrukh Rahman, successfully argued that the Bangladesh Admiralty Court retains statutory jurisdiction to arrest a vessel in rem to secure foreign pre-award security.

Accepting this strategic argument, the Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi affirmed jurisdiction and issued an arrest warrant. This decisive intervention compelled the vessel’s owners to engage, resulting in a prompt, out-of-court settlement and establishing a vital new avenue for securing foreign arbitration claims locally.

We are pleased to announce that we have successfully represented a leading representative body of shipping agents in Bangladesh, which handles over 90% of the country’s containerized cargo, in a Writ Petition against the new Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) Tariff Schedule. This new tariff (S.R.O. No. 364-Ain/2025) imposes an estimated 70% operational cost increase. We argued that the tariff hike is manifestly unreasonable and its implementation violated mandatory statutory notice periods under the Ports Act, 1908.

The Hon’ble High Court, finding a prima facie arguable case and was pleased to issue a Rule Nisi calling upon the Respondents (including the Ministry of Shipping and CPA) to show cause as to why the impugned S.R.O. should not be declared illegal. The Court further directed the Respondents to dispose of our client’s formal objection letter within 15 days.

This significant legal challenge was covered by several national media outlets, including Jamuna TV, The Daily Star, Bangla News 24, etc.

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We are thrilled to announce that we have successfully represented our client, a Global Retail Giant, in a heavily contested trial of a Labour Court case filed by a former employee. The former employee alleged unlawful termination and sought reinstatement with back wages. Our legal team, led by Mohammed Forrukh Rahman and supported by Mohammad Amjad Hossain, Md. Tawhidul Hassan and Hridoy Sarkar, successfully conducted the case and argued that the termination was a simple termination, executed in full compliance with the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006. We demonstrated that our client had provided the employee with all her rightful dues and that the termination was not preceded by any malice.

The full bench of the labour court accepted our arguments, dismissing the ex-employee’s claims. This judgment reaffirms that a simple termination, when carried out in accordance with the law and without any ill motive, is a valid exercise of an employer’s rights. We are proud to have successfully defended our client’s position and secured this favorable outcome.

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