Bangladesh has appointed a UK-based law firm to represent it in international arbitration proceedings against Adani Power

Bangladesh has appointed a UK-based law firm to represent the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) in arbitration proceedings against Adani Power Limited at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) over disputed coal pricing and power tariffs.

Confirming the move, BPDB Chairman Md Rezaul Karim told reporters that the nominees’ names have already been submitted to SIAC on behalf of the state utility. Power Division officials said the firm selected is 3 Verulam Building, a UK law chambers led by King’s Counsel Farhaz Khan, who has been advising the National Review Committee for several months.

To assist the King’s Counsel, BPDB has also engaged two local experts—one from the power sector and another from the Supreme Court, officials said.

According to Power Division sources, the appointees are Rezwan Khan, chairman of Power Grid Bangladesh, and barrister Ehsan Abdullah Siddiq, a partner at The Law Counsel.

The decision came within days of the National Review Committee submitting its final report on power sector agreements signed during the tenure of the ousted Awami League government under former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Adani Power initiated arbitration at SIAC in 2025, claiming about $485 million in unpaid dues linked to the contested coal tariff. Under the contract, mediation is a mandatory but non-binding step before the case proceeds to full arbitration.

Bangladesh maintains that Adani has been charging an excessively high coal price, driving up electricity generation costs.