L aw defines all aspects of social and business practices. In the changing context of liberalisation and globalisation of the Bangladeshi society and economy, law has become even more central in regulating and fostering safer living, improvement in professional forum, social and economic growth and overall advancement of the nation. When I had first embarked upon my practice as a lawyer in Bangladesh, too often I found myself striving to find a compact, organized source of legal information on a particular topic and too often, I found none. There is no doubt that effective research is one of the biggest tools a lawyer can possess, but ‘effective’ need not always mean elaborate and comprehensive. On the contrary, it might often mean succinct and to the point. As such, my realization of the need for a concise compilation of the most commonly applied laws in Bangladesh must have served as the first strand of inspiration that urged me to compile my numerous write-ups in The Daily Star to take the form of this book.

In the preparation of this book, I have compiled my write-ups that The Daily Star has been publishing mainly in the ‘Your Advocate’ column of their popular ‘Law & Our Rights’ page for the last one decade. As such, the book serves as a direct reflection of the legal issues that general people face and, as real as it can be, the book encompasses a wide range of areas including family matters, corporate and professional matters, property and inheritance issues, criminal matters etc. Many of the write-ups are based on very contemporary issues including, for example,
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