Md. Rizwanul Islam

The role of the judges in the course of interpretation of law has at times been controversial, not just in Bangladesh but also in many

By delaying the formulation of a detailed law, the Parliament may have missed an opportunity to allay some of the concerns relating to the 16th Amendment. For instance, the Chairperson of the Law Commission commented that the proposed law on the detailed procedure for impeachment of the judges would have contained a provision that Article 70 of the Constitution would not apply in voting on the issue of impeachment.

Partial reporting would actually create only a mirage of transparency, missing the opportunity of achieving the full potential of the information which is made available to the public.

Politicians from developed and less-developed economies alike publicly talk tough on the use of offshore financial arrangements and tax-dodging, and vow to combat it. However, they have rarely walked the talk, which is perhaps hardly surprising.

The banning of the bowling actions of two Bangladeshi players of the national team have not only incensed millions of Bangladeshi cricket fans but even the skipper of the Bangladesh national cricket team, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza.

Without detracting from the undeniable fact that as the governor of the BB, the buck stopped with him, it may be fairly said that the 'graceful' exit of Professor Rahman has probably raised more questions than it has resolved.

Delegated legislations are in some ways a familiar paradox in modern liberal democracies. On the one hand, in essence, they being laws

Investment (both foreign and local) for setting up industries is typically considered as an engine for creation of jobs and economic development. Government agencies in Bangladesh often claim that the government is very keen on promoting investment.

Most farmers in this country are cash-strapped but they are not by any means unsuccessful or less civilised than the rest of the community.

Much has been written about the alleged banking scams in HallMark Group and also about the swindling of public money in BASIC Bank. These incidents appear to be outright scams and the magnitude of the money and people involved in them are very worrying and surely they entail outright squandering of

Almost all employees in the formal sector would complain about the denial of their legal rights if their official holidays are curtailed; but it would be very difficult to find anyone among these employees who would even think that the persons working in their homes are entitled to paid leave and holidays as well.

It is common knowledge that authoritarian regimes (both unelected regimes and elected regimes subsequently turning into tyrannies)...

It is not improbable that the investigation on exports from Bangladesh and Nepal has been triggered not by unfair trade practices of exporters but by their ability to compete efficiently.

The postponement of the Australian national cricket team's tour to Bangladesh has dealt a blow to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)

Possibly most people with some degree of familiarity with the state of education in primary schools in Bangladesh would acknowledge

Many laypersons may not be aware that what is typically touted as a 'FTA' has often much less to do with free trade and more to do with preferential trade.

Clearly, astute politicians can feel the vibes of the people and what would win votes for them. They know that many of us are very keen on instant gratification of the desire for justice. As long as a 'wrong' is punished, many of us are too eager to be oblivious to the trivial nuances of the modes or forms of punishment or the identity or motive of the punisher.

GSP is always riddled with the subjectivity of the benefit granting countries. Indeed, trade analysts would recognise that this element of subjectivity is one of the fundamental problems with the GSP regimes.

The move to ban the right to use all types of three-wheelers on highways is, over the longer term, a quite sensible and optimum one.

Section 41(1) of the Artha Rin Adalat Ain, 2003 (ARAA) provides that either party to a suit filed under the ARAA who may be aggrieved