On 22 February 2021, the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat, in accordance with Rule 178(4) of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament, issued an Extraordinary Gazette (No. 11.00.0000.863.09.001.19-30) notifying that Mohammad Shahid Islam (Member of Parliament (MP) from 278 Lakshmipur-2) is no longer qualified to be an MP under Article 66(2)(d) of the Constitution of Bangladesh, since on 28 January 2021 a criminal court in Kuwait convicted him of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude and sentenced him to four years of rigorous imprisonment.

On 4 July, 2021 the Ministry of Commerce issued the Digital Commerce Operation Guidelines, 2021 pursuant to the National Digital Commerce Policy, 2018 (as amended in 2020) with the aim of ensuring transparency and accountability in the digital commerce sector, creating employment opportunities, ensuring the rights of the consumers and increasing the reliance on digital commerce by bringing about a regulatory framework, and creating a competitive market that provides opportunities for entrepreneurs.

If an accused either pleads guilty or is found guilty by the court, he becomes an offender and is sentenced by the court. Generally, a criminal trial ends with a conviction or acquittal of an accused.

The recent fire incident in the six-storied building of the food processing factory of Sajeeb group in Narayanganj caused the reported death of fifty-two people with dozens of workers still missing.

The 2nd Professor Shah Alam Constitutional Law Virtual Moot Court Competition organised by Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP) was held from 24-27 June. A total of 26 teams representing different universities of Bangladesh have participated in this virtual moot court competition.

Bangladesh retains death penalty in law as well as in practice for thirty three offences (twenty-five of which are non-fatal in nature), and has been recording a significant increase in executions since 2000.

In 2020, a report published by the ILO revealed that 61.7 percent of both male and female RMG workers in Bangladesh face violence and harassment in the workplace.

India’s official record on COVID-19 human toll is more than a staggering 3,80,000 now, which, according to experts, might be far below the actual number.

The Department of Law, University of Dhaka (DU), in collaboration with the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) and the Death Penalty

Few recent matters have solicited the attention and concern of many in Bangladesh and abroad as intensely as has the current state of its higher education.

The Arbitration Act 2001 (the “Arbitration Act”) was enacted with the spirit of recognising and dealing with, inter alia, aspects of international commercial arbitration.

With a view to promoting environmental consciousness to restore rcosystem, ACTIONISTS arranged a webinar on 12 June, 2021. The topic of the webinar was "Implementing Corporate Environmental Accountability in Bangladesh: Challenges and Way Forward".

Dhaka University Law and Politics Review (DULPR) hosted a panel discussion titled 'Looking Back at 50: Environmental Rhetoric to Reality in Bangladesh' on the occasion of the World Environment Day 2021. The discussion was hosted by Shahrima Tanjin Arni, Editor in Chief, DULPR.

Recently, three UK students named Adetola Stephanie Onamade (23), Marina Tricks (20) and Jerry Amokwandoh (22), have sued the UK government for their action and/or inaction to effectively and convincingly act on the climate crisis.

The global report on environmental rule of law (2019) reflects a sorrow state of enforcement of laws in Bangladesh despite the two hundred pieces of legislation that the country has on environment.

The global report on environmental rule of law (2019) reflects a sorrow state of enforcement of laws in Bangladesh despite the two hundred pieces of legislation that the country has on environment.

COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the worldwide economy, causing slowdown of business activities and economic contractions.

Air pollution is an atmospheric condition in which certain substances are present in abnormal concentrations.

A small number of pharmaceutical companies with the support of developed country governments invested billions of dollars in research and development of COVID-19 vaccines, related medicines, and technologies including mRNA, DNA, RNA, viral vector, protein subunit and testing materials along with their production and distribution.

Bangladesh made headlines across the world due to the arrest of Rozina Islam, a prominent investigative journalist. She was arrested after the Health Ministry filed a complaint against her under the colonial-era Official Secrets Act, allegedly for taking pictures of so-called classified official documents, according to news reports.