Bangladesh University of Professionals Law and Moot Court Club (BUPLMCC) in collaboration with the Department of Business Law and Taxation, Monash University, has successfully organised a webinar on "Common law vs. Statutory law: Dealing with corporate homicide in Bangladesh" on 3rd January 2023.

Domestic workers (DWs) are one of the most vulnerable and marginalised groups in our society, largely made up of women and children.

According to an annual study report published in July 2022 by the USAID Care Bangladesh, 21% of women and girls experienced violence at the household level due to price hikes in Bangladesh.

The right to life is a fundamental human right enshrined under article 32 of the Constitution of Bangladesh.

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.

In an interdependent global economy, the movement of capital from one part to another has become a common phenomenon. Every state needs to maintain friendly economic relationship with other states, which is done ordinarily by multilateral or

As the Covid pandemic retires, Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP) organised the 21st edition of the Human Rights Summer School (HRSS) for law students. It took place in Proshika HRDC, Koitta, Manikganj, from 17 to 27 December 2022.

NGOs have been proliferating at both national and international levels because of their role in formulating and shaping the policy of a state as wtell as their humanitarian contributions through aid and other services. Bangladesh, being no exception to that, has also been swayed by the massive expansion of NGOs. According to the NGO Affairs Bureau of Bangladesh, as of 2020, a total of 2543 NGOs are currently operating in Bangladesh comprising of both local and international NGOs. However, an automatic functioning of an NGO-like entity does not lead to the attaining the status of an NGO in Bangladesh.  It is also important that such an entity is duly registered. In this regard, Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activities) Regulations Act, 2016 (FDRA) is the primary legal instrument detailing the process for the registration of an NGO.

Copyright refers to a bulk of exclusive rights of the author or creator of any literature, dramatic, artistic, and musical works, cinematographic and different recordings, etc. Copyright can be identified with the help of the copyright sign, 'C' enclosed in a circle. To protect the rights of copyright in Bangladesh introduced by the Copyright Act 2000, the following steps are to be followed in order to register copyright. 

Among others, one of the driving principles behind the liberation of Bangladesh was to establish a country free from discrimination and exploitation on the basis of race, religion, sex, colour etc. The provisions embodied in the Constitution reflect this vision through its provisions on fundamental rights and by providing redress to court for protection of fundamental rights.

In view of the end of the year, this write-up comprises notable pronouncements made by the High Court Division (HCD) and the Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in 2022.

2022 has been a busy year with a plethora of new legislations enacted. The Jatiyo Sangsad ( ”Parliament”) enacted a total of 21 legislations and amendments regulating different sectors. A notable few have been discussed below for the readers.

In our country, unusual price hike for essential commodities has been used as a magic wand by the business class. They exploit the situation

Arbitration has emerged as the pre-eminent mode of dispute resolution in domestic and international trade. Its absence could jeopardise the

In comparison with more known forms of pollution, the concept of sight pollution is relatively unconventional. But its impact on the environment is neither negligible nor unknown.

The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh organised the 18th edition of Barrister Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed Memorial Lecture on 8th December 2022 both

UNODC, in collaboration with  iProbono- a non-profit organisation working to promote social justice,

Department of Law, East West University organised the 3rd Intra-Department Moot Court Competition, 2022 from 25-27th November 2022.

The concept of ‘good governance’ has two aspects. The first aspect is related to the form of the government which is best represented by

A right is a claim that we are justified in making. Based on the principle of respect for individuals, human rights are standards that recognise,