FM Associates

FMA's corporate & commercial legal services in Bangladesh acts for various foreign and domestic producers, distributors, service suppliers, trade associations in a broad range of international trade and services matters, from technology to heavy industry, to telecommunications. The firm has experienced trade lawyers who are experts in dealing corporate and commercial legal services in Bangladesh and provides comprehensive advice and assistance on all trade policy matters. The trade law practice at FMA, as a Law Firm in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has always been a standard in its scope, as it helped companies around the world to meet their trade policy and dispute resolution needs in Bangladesh.

The employment & labour legal services in Bangladesh is an over going concern. Related laws are governed by the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006, Bangladesh Labour (Amendment) Act 2010 and Bangladesh Labour Rules 2015 for mostly all companies except the companies operating in the Economic Zones in Bangladesh as separate rules are mostly applicable. The relevant laws clearly specify the rights and duties of employees and employers. For example, every employer shall employ workers by giving appointment letter and identity card and maintain a service book for each employed worker, and our employment and labour legal services in Bangladesh help identify the compliance related issues. The minimum wages are fixed by the Minimum Wages Board and currently the Board has fixed the minimum wage rates for 41 industries. The rate is binding on all the concerned industries and any deviation or non-compliance shall result in penalties being imposed on the business in question. Further, every woman is entitled to statutory maternity leave and benefit from a period of 8 weeks before the expected day of her delivery and 8 weeks following the day of her delivery. 

FM Associates Bangladesh is a top law firm in Bangladesh in matter relating to dispute resolution which provides a comprehensive range of dispute resolution legal services in Bangladesh including litigation, arbitration, negotiation, mediation, conciliation etc. A dispute can be resolved by way of taking legal action which must be brought or defended in the court of law. A person who is affected by any wrongful act can take legal action with the help of dispute resolution legal services in Bangladesh, both in civil and criminal nature against any other person in the courts of Bangladesh. Alternatively, a dispute resolution legal services in Bangladesh can be resolved by way of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) without going to the court. ADR can be used almost in all contentious matters which are capable of being resolved, under law, by agreement between the parties. The procedure of ADR consists of arbitration, mediation, negotiation and conciliation which are the most common features of ADR in Bangladesh. The Government of Bangladesh has introduced the following acts for the effective application of ADR procedure for dispensing the contentious matters outside the court:

At FM Associates, a well renowned family law firm in Bangladesh we work to serve the best interest of our clients, by attending legal concerns towards a dignified outcome which serves our clients purpose. Family Lawyers in Bangladesh are the most needful among any other developing countries due to its over-growing family dispute. We understand how difficult and emotionally distressing legal issues can get, for which we facilitates to resolve disputes with discretion and empathy. Our skilled and professional teams of lawyers deal with disputes following a pragmatic and intelligent approach. The firm is proficient and has years of experience in all areas of family, succession, and trust law.

The firm involves in the preparation of several documents among which, wills, power of attorney, divorce and associated financial and child custody issues, negotiations undertaken at various stages for resolving the dispute out of court. The field of family, succession and trust law in Bangladesh is quite vast as different laws are applicable depending on several factors such as religion and position of one party, but we are proud to announce our accomplishments through years of success.

FM Associates, as the Leading Law Firm in Dhaka, Bangladesh provides extensive and specialized legal services in regards to real estate and property laws in Bangladesh in relation to investigations of commercial and residential properties, determination of title and interests, examination property documents etc.

We also regularly advise clients in relation to compliance issues arising out of building codes and laws applicable in Bangladesh. We offer assistance in acquiring non-encumbrance certificate, mutation certificate, succession certificates etc  

At FM Associates has the best land and real estate and environment lawyers in Bangladesh, clients are offered with a one-stop legal service where they can not only identify the true owner(s) of the property but can also acquire assistance in obtaining various certificate, drafting of sale deeds along with attending hearings in the land offices when the arises. We also conduct litigation in relation land disputes.  

FM Associates, leading law firm in Bangladesh, is one of the leading Intellectual Property Law Firms in Bangladesh, providing a wide range of Intellectual property legal services in Bangladesh. Our services include registrations, renewals, rectification of Trade Mark, Patent, and Copyright. Intellectual Property Lawyers in Bangladesh needs a great deal of expertise to handle matter delicately. Furthermore, our experienced attorneys provide litigation services for any breach of Intellectual Property Law which includes issuing and/or reply legal notices for any infringement of the Intellectual Property rights, filing litigation, attending hearing etc. 

Our blend of global expertise, helps us to advise our clients, both in Bangladesh and abroad, on mapping out strategies for obtaining the suitable trade/service marks, patents, and copyright applications. We also assist our clients on the maintenance and protection of established trademarks, patents, and copyright.   The intellectual property legal services in Bangladesh in this firm maintains efficient systems for conducting intellectual property searches, identifying and prosecuting and defending opposition and cancellation proceedings against third-party registration applications, and monitoring client registrations for renewal and infringement issues.

Our Expertise- FMA - Law Firm in Bangladesh

1. Advised on various aspect of trademark law to the world's largest American submarine sandwich chain, situated worldwide.
2. Worked on various aspects for a foreign Chamber of Commerce regarding trademark registration and representing for litigation.
3. Regularly advising, a Japanese government-related organization that works to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world for trademark registration and representing them on Court of Bangladesh.
4. Representing an international public multinational corporation based in Japan, primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles and power equipment on various aspects of trademark law.
5. Regularly advising an airlines company which operates scheduled services to 280 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, making it the one of the largest carrier in the world by number of destinations.
6. Representing International budget airlines, which is a British airline carrier based at London Luton Airport to stop several infringement matters within Bangladesh.
7. We acted on behalf of a reputed brand which purified bottled water consisting of both unflavoured and flavoured water for trademark filing and prosecution.
8. Provided legal assistance to an US based multinational food, snack and beverage corporation with interests in the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products, and, a California-based company recognized as one of the largest ultraviolet equipment manufacturers in the world regarding filing and registration of trademark, trademark infringement cases, and cases accusing of trademark infringement.
9. Representing an Agricultural Marketing Company LTD, based in Bangladesh, on a broad range of trademark matters which includes filing and registration of trademark, trademark infringement cases, and cases accusing such company of trademark infringement.
10. Representing a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which was established in 2002 under the Private University Act on intellectual property matters which includes registration of the university logo and trademark.
11. Provided advice to a prominent group of companies, which have a wide range of CI products like pumps, tube wells, bearings, gas stoves etc and has achieved the prestige of being the largest cast iron foundry and light engineering workshop in Bangladesh for trademark right violation concerns.
12. Acted on behalf of a company who are the manufacturing initiators of externally applicable vitrified pavement tiles in India for Design/Trademark filing and prosecution.
13. Representing a renowned private pharmaceuticals company, who is one of the chief manufacturers, exporters and suppliers of antibiotic medicines, pharmaceuticals tablets, anticancer drugs, etc, in relation to an IP infringement suit and settlement of the disputes.
14. Acted on behalf of a leading UK law firm which provides high quality legal advice tailored to both businesses and individuals and which has UK offices in the City of London and other parts of UK regarding trademark filing and prosecution.
15. Acting on behalf of a company, who has proved to be one of the best options in structural component solutions for light and heavy vehicles within the automotive and commercial vehicle market for trademark filing and prosecution.
16. Provided legal advice to a firm, who operates as a venture capital firm and who invests in consumer, retail, technology, internet, healthcare, energy, cleantech and renewable, and transportation sectors regarding trademark filing and prosecution.
17. Regularly provide specialist IP advice and also advice regarding trademark filing and prosecution to a prominent mobile phone service provider in India.
18. Acted on behalf of a leading full-service intellectual property consultancy firm, which has 24 offices in Denmark, Germany, Norway and Sweden,      regarding trademark filing and prosecution.
19. Provided legal assistance to a major U.S airline, which was founded in 1934 and eventually headquartered in Houston, Texas for trademark filing and prosecution.
20. Provided advice to one of the most renowned fashion brands, situated in Italy in relation to various trademarks filing and prosecution in India.
21. Worked for a renowned American Television broadcasting center in relation to telemarketing.
22. Advised on various IP related agreements and contracts to the world's highest traffic cricket website.
23. Provided legal assistance in relation to IP infringement suit and settlement of the disputes to a company, which became the first listed company in the microelectronics industry of China.

FM Associates, as a leading law firm in Dhaka, Bangladesh has significant experience in insurance and Reinsurance laws in Bangladesh and provides complex insurance coverage and analysis and scope coverage opinions under various insurance policies. 

We maintain comprehensive insurance defence practice representing natural person and commercial separate legal entities.

FMA boasts of our roots in the insurance industry.  We have represented major insurance companies of all types—small and large, local and international, insurers, reinsurers, etc.  From coverage analysis and to claims handling to interpreting regulations and drafting policies, we have the knowledge and experience to handle all of your insurance-related needs.

Overview of the Insurance and Reinsurance Laws in Bangladesh

Prepared by Leading Law Firm in Bangladesh | FM Associates

Insurance is one of the imperative matters in today’s business world. In simple terms, insurance assists the entrepreneur and investor to secure the investment and alleviate unexpected loss. In consequence, insurance is ultimately promoting the business activity in a country, at the end which assists to secure a sustainable development in the economic growth.

As a developing country, in recent times, Bangladesh has attracted the eyes of foreign investor in numerous sectors. Thus, the importance of insurance has become inevitable in commercial transactions. Due to the ongoing demand in this sector, the government of Bangladesh has enacted several statues in this regard. The key statutes which govern the insurance issues in Bangladesh are Insurance Act 2010, Insurance Development and Regulatory Act 2010 and Insurance Corporations Act, 2019. Besides these Statutes, there are some Rules and Regulations which also regulate the insurance matters in Bangladesh.

The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority/IDRA is central authority to regulate organizations connected with the insurance and reinsurance business. The Authority acts as the watchdog to promote the development of insurance industry in Bangladesh and also time to time recommend the Government in regards to the necessary development of the industry.

In Bangladesh, there are mainly 5 (five) types of insurances provided by the insurance companies:

a) Life insurance,
b) General Insurance,
c) Reinsurance,
d) Micro-insurance,
e) Islami insurance.