Doulah & Doulah

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Practice head Amina Khatoon, well supported by associate Ariful Islam, is the leader of at Doulah & Doulah‘s tax team. The group in Dhaka provides clients with a one-stop shop and sits within the firm’s finance department, acting on large-scale, high-value transactions of a cross-border nature. It has strong knowledge of the tax system in Bangladesh, particularly tax exemption laws. Sector wise, recent areas of interest for the team include the manufacturing and banking industries. Construction and infrastructure have also been growth areas for the team.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Amina Khatoon is the leader of this tax exemption team. Throughout the whole process she gave professional guidance which helped a lot.'
  • 'The tax system in Bangladesh is really complicated and it is very difficult to get tax exemption. Under their professional assistance, we did.'

Key clients

  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Walmart
  • JC Penney
  • General Electric
  • Hyatt Hotels
  • Miravet
  • Scatek Solar
  • Powerchina
  • CMEC
  • PepsiCo
  • Jafpa Comfeed

Work highlights

  • Advised a number of Singapore based institutional investors on performing due diligence in connection to their subscription to BDT22.5bn Beximco Green Sukuk.
  • Assisted Platinum Equity with tax due diligence regarding a successful acquisition of a controlling stake in Hop Lun with a number of manufacturing plants in Bangladesh.
  • Assisted POSCO with completing tax due diligence for an EPC contract being executed with respect to a thermal plant under construction.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Amina Khatoon

Other key lawyers

Ariful Islam