RIGHTS WATCH / Legal aid in upholding women’s rights
Article 27 of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh enshrines the right to equal protection of the law. In consonance with such affirmation,
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Rights Advocacy / Intersectionality and the Protection of Persons with Disabilities
Rights and Protection of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2013 was enacted in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) to ensure, as axiomatically suggested, the rights and protection of persons with disabilities.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Law In-depth / Consent of existing wife in polygamous marriage: A myth or statutory requirement?
A myth persists among the mainstream population that consent of the existing wife is a mandatory statutory requirement for the remarriage of the husband.
13 July 2023, 18:00 PM
13 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Book Review / The Plight of Bihari Camps’ Residents in Bangladesh
In 2008, the High Court Division approved a petition and formally acknowledged the Biharis as Bangladeshi citizens.
25 May 2023, 18:00 PM
25 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Rights Watch / Some unanswered questions in Sultana Jasmine’s death
Custodial torture and death continue to be infamy in the criminal justice system of Bangladesh.
6 April 2023, 18:00 PM
6 April 2023, 18:00 PM
FOR YOUR INFORMATION / The intricacies of Kabinnama
Marriage in Islamic law is of contractual nature. The standard marriage contract form is known as Kabinnama or Nikahnama.
2 March 2023, 18:00 PM
2 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Rights Watch / The motherhood penalty of female students
Motherhood penalty is a term coined by sociologists to refer to the pay gap and workplace biases towards a pregnant woman. A certain amount of attendance is a prerequisite for appearing in exams in almost all educational institutions in Bangladesh.
2 February 2023, 18:00 PM
2 February 2023, 18:00 PM
FOR YOUR INFORMATION / A passenger’s guide to legal provisions on the Metro Rail
Bangladesh has stepped into a milestone in public transportation through the inauguration of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-6 project, also known as the metro rail on 28 December 2022.
11 January 2023, 18:00 PM
11 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Dire need for a law on adoption
According to SOS Children’s Village, Bangladesh is home to around 4.4 million orphaned children. Adoption can provide a congenial home to these children.
26 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Right to informed consent in childbirth
A 2019 research paper titled “Assessing informed consent practices during normal vaginal delivery and immediate postpartum care in tertiary-level hospitals of Bangladesh,” (hereinafter, the research paper) divulged the absence of informed consent in normal vaginal delivery (hereafter referred to as NVD) and post-partum care in the tertiary level hospitals of Bangladesh.
17 May 2021, 18:00 PM
The Proliferation of Child Beggars in the Pandemic
World Vision International, a humanitarian organisation, warns that COVID-19 has forced eight million children into begging and child labour.
8 February 2021, 18:00 PM