Is the nature really healing amid COVID-19 pandemic?

That due to coronavirus, the world is healing is arguably the only modest condolence coming our way out of the devastation brought about by the ongoing pandemic. Analysing the real context of the global status quo,
5 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Media Trial: Prejudicing the Rights of the Parties in Criminal Cases

Freedom of press is a fundamental right which is guaranteed under article 39 of the Constitution of Bangladesh.
5 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Marks to be Registered as Trademarks in Bangladesh

The importance of protecting Intellectual Property (hereinafter “IP”) rights is evidently unquestionable. In this era, the psychology of a consumer is to find out which company’s product is appropriate for him and the consumer usually does some market research in this regard.
5 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Unveiling the socio-economic profiles of death row prisoners in Bangladesh

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.
21 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh and ILO Violence and Harassment Convention 2019

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.
21 June 2021, 18:00 PM

COVID-19 and the dilemma between life and livelihood

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.
21 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Department of Law, DU publishes its study report on death row prisoners in Bangladesh

The Department of Law, University of Dhaka (DU), in collaboration with the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) and the Death Penalty
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Foreign university branches/study centres in Bangladesh: law and policy to improve higher education

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.
14 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Applicability of the Arbitration Act 2001 in relation to foreign arbitrations: towards a new horizon

The Arbitration Act 2001 (the “Arbitration Act”) was enacted with the spirit of recognising and dealing with, inter alia, aspects of international commercial arbitration.
14 June 2021, 18:00 PM

ACTIONISTS highlights the corporate environmental responsibilities

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".
13 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Looking back at 50: Environmental rhetoric to realty in Bangladesh

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.
10 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Climate litigation drags the UK government to court

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.
7 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Making a case for Environmental Rule of Law in Bangladesh

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.
7 June 2021, 18:00 PM

Why do we need Environmental Rule of Law?

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.
4 June 2021, 18:00 PM

The impact of COVID-19 on Global FDI and Bangladesh Economy

COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the worldwide economy, causing slowdown of business activities and economic contractions.
31 May 2021, 18:00 PM

The brunt of air pollution in Bangladesh

Air pollution is an atmospheric condition in which certain substances are present in abnormal concentrations.
31 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Vaccine patent waiver debate, COVAX and Bangladesh

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.
31 May 2021, 18:00 PM

The Official Secrets Act and how it affects the culture of accountability

The Official Secrets Act, 1923 (OSA) – a nearly 100-year-old colonial legislation – has recently garnered much attention following the arrest of journalist Rozina Islam.
24 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Is Official Secrets Act relevant in Bangladesh?

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.
24 May 2021, 18:00 PM

The legal protection of Whistleblowers

The Bangladesh parliament has enacted the Public Interest Information Disclosure (Provide Protection) Act (popularly referred as the Whistleblower Protection Act) to guarantee legal protection to the whistleblowers back in 2011.
24 May 2021, 18:00 PM