Legal access to justice continues to be a problem for many, especially for the marginalised, underprivileged, and those who suffer social exclusion.

In a couple of recent decisions, our courts have taken a strict stance for animal protection.

Following the United States-Israel war on Iran which started on 28 February 2026, one legal term has made headlines on several financial newspapers: ‘force majeure’.

Visual Pollution is an emerging environmental problem of modern urbanisation.

Outside the commonly understood media connotation of the term, a ‘cartel’ in economics refers to market participants that conspire together to establish market dominance, often by creating a monopoly or oligopoly.

Even after half a century since the birth of Bangladesh, the state has yet to ensure and sustainably implement the rights of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Bangladesh.

The Commercial Court Ordinance 2026 (the Ordinance) marked a significant milestone in the commercial justice system of Bangladesh.

In Bangladesh, granting bail to the accused has often sparked public outrage, largely due to the negative perception surrounding it.

Whether a civil suit for declaration of title is barred or not during the pendency of the preparation of Records-of-Rights (RoR), is a matter of uncertainty in our jurisdiction, as no explicit statutory provision provides a clear answer thereto.

Organ donation is considered one of the most humanitarian activities. It turns the tragedy of death into hope since the organs of a deceased person can save or improve the life of another suffering person.

On 9 March 2026, the School of Law, IUB hosted an academic seminar titled Global Legal Governance from Asian Perspectives, bringing together legal theorists and scholars from Bangladesh, Japan and the UK to examine the deepening crisis of rules-based international law governance and the role of Global South.

Dear Mr Fayaz, thank you for your query. Before diving deep into the matter, a little bit of context is important.

A comparative constitutional analysis shows a growing trend of recognising ‘Emergency Healthcare Service’ as a fundamental right.

The Agreement on Reciprocal Trade between the US and Bangladesh concluded on 9 February 2026 has become a cause of concern in Bangladesh.

Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) is a new form of, often cross-border, gender-based violence.

Women across the world begin their labour way before the formal workday starts, performing countless tasks that sustain both national economies and private households.

By the time you finish reading this introduction, a law will have been passed somewhere in the world that is technically legal but fundamentally unjust. For instance, if a bill mandating the execution of anyone who spits in a public space were to pass through the Bangladeshi Parliament, it would legally constitute a law, but it would be universally condemned as morally vicious. This leads us to understand interactions between law and morality.

In recent times, we have seen an alarming phenomenon in our country: criminal defence lawyers in sensational cases are often painted as villains by many.

In Bangladesh’s constitutional history, the ‘July Charter’ and the issuance of the July National Charter (Constitutional Reform) Implementation Order, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Order’) are not mere administrative measures.

Despite being part of a BDT 3500 crore industry, tea workers in Bangladesh face unsustainable wages, horrendous living conditions, and structural marginalisation.