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Psymhe Wadud

Psymhe Wadud teaches law at the University of Dhaka and is in charge of Law Desk at The Daily Star.

july declaration significance for Bangladesh

July Declaration and the challenge of historical reckoning

As it transpires, the national election will precede the “promised” constitutional reform, thereby deferring to the wisdom of an elected parliament.
17 August 2025, 03:00 AM
17 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Women in Bangladesh

Opinion / When the state thinks like a man

Muradnagar rape unmasked, yet again, the cruel face of the state as a male homologue.
4 July 2025, 03:00 AM
4 July 2025, 03:00 AM
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The ‘woman question’ and the legacy of colonial patriarchy

The roots of patriarchy lies in the hegemonic colonial masculinity.
27 April 2025, 03:00 AM
27 April 2025, 03:00 AM
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Opinion / A ‘new constitution’ and my discontents

Constitution-making is invariably an “elitist” chore, as scholars rightly call it “equitable elite bargaining.”
10 April 2025, 05:00 AM
10 April 2025, 05:00 AM
Cyber protection ordinance and our flawed law-making logic

Cyber Protection Ordinance and our flawed law-making logic

The Cyber Ordinance Ordinance has to be judged on its own merit and based only on its seemingly “better” provisions.
31 December 2024, 02:00 AM
31 December 2024, 02:00 AM
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A ‘new’ constitution and our obsession with texts

Our parliament, on the other hand, drafted a self-defeating provision, Article 7B, by declaring one-third of the text of the constitution as unamendable through the usual constitutional amendment process.
26 October 2024, 03:00 AM
26 October 2024, 03:00 AM
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Renegotiating the language of authority and power

Perhaps, in both catering to and exploiting such complexities, the language of authority in Bangladesh has been of compulsion, uncritical submission, and exertion of force.
13 September 2024, 03:00 AM
13 September 2024, 03:00 AM
How to get out of the constitutional gridlock?

How to get out of the constitutional gridlock?

The “interim” government will have to operate beyond the constitutional scheme as the current one does not endorse an interim
8 August 2024, 14:00 PM
8 August 2024, 14:00 PM
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Clarity of ‘consent’ in rape law

The indictment hearing of the sensational Banani rape case is scheduled to begin on 9th July, 2017. This in turn marks an official
3 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Religious minorities and fake denials

Bangladesh accepted changes for the Muslim majority through the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961 which it inherited after it
29 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Draft Rules on the Child Marriage Restraint Act 2016

Under the delusional conception of decreasing child marriages with the aid of the controversial 'exceptional clause', draft Rules have
10 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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Assailing the rape victim's character

Section 155(4) of the Evidence Act, 1872 allows evidence of the victim's immoral character to be offered by the defence. The rationale
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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