Releasing prisoners: An act of justice, not mercy

Since the Covid-19 crisis has hit us hard, we have been expressing much concern for people affected across the board, leaving out detainees in prison.
27 May 2020

To ensure effective operation of Virtual Courts

Bangladesh ushered in a new era in its judicial system last week with the enactment of the ‘Usage of Information and Communication Technology by Court Ordinance, 2020’ (the Ordinance).
27 May 2020

Urge to ensure access to justice for all

School of Law, Brac University, organised the Webinar ‘Access to Justice during Covid-19: South Asian perspective and practice’ on May 17, 2020.
19 May 2020

DUCSU LPR organises webinar on the NIKO Arbitration 2020

Dhaka University Central Students Union Law and Politics Review (DUCSU LPR) organised a webinar titled ‘The NIKO Arbitration 2020: Political &
19 May 2020

Virtual Courts in Bangladesh: Prospects and challenges

In the context of coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh has started its journey of conducting judicial proceedings through virtual courts on 12 May 2020.
17 May 2020

COVID-19: The feasibility of making China legally responsible

The ongoing crisis of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak has acquired a multidimensional nature and has been wrecking the world economy,
17 May 2020

Making Corporate Social Responsibility mandatory

Government funding cannot alone contain the fallout, economic and otherwise, from the pandemic. Private sector contribution is imperative towards
14 May 2020

Learning for Bangladesh from Lord Denning’s views on legal aid

Lord Denning, in his Book ‘What Next in the Law’ (1982) has critically discussed the existing provisions of legal aid in the UK specifically from
12 May 2020

Arbitrations in Bangladesh during COVID-19 pandemic

Apart from the colossal health and economic crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic directly resulted in access to justice becoming non-existent in Bangladesh due to the closure of Courts from 26th March, 2020. On 9th May, 2020 the Hon’ble President promulgated an Ordinance that paves the way for virtual operation of the judiciary.
12 May 2020

To control mass gathering during pandemic

The talk of the town has lately been about the gathering of thousands of people from several districts to participate in the funeral prayer
4 May 2020

COVID-19 and Default of Commercial Loans: Looking Ahead

The time we are living in is unprecedented, to say the least. While claims relating to health, social and political unrest are undeniable, the
4 May 2020

COVID-19 and Human Rights

While countries around the world work to contain and limit the spread of COVID-19, certain human rights and allowable derogations become
4 May 2020

Intellectual Property Rights: Next corporate political mechanism to rule the world

As human being is ingenious in nature, the chain of introducing new ideas, inventing new things and presenting old inventions in a new fashion
4 May 2020

Protecting tenants’ rights during Covid-19

The government declared a nationwide lockdown except for emergency services on 25 March 2020 to contain the spread of the Covid-19
4 May 2020

A socio-legal analysis of domestic abuse

‘Stay home, stay safe’. This is the message that has gone viral in the last month or so after the covid-19 situation worsened globally, with the
4 May 2020

BEZA’s fiscal incentives to attract foreign investment in economic zones: Challenges

The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) has recently submitted to the Prime Minister for approval a plan for providing generous fiscal
30 April 2020

Urgent need for a COVID-19 Act 2020 in Bangladesh

The nature and scale of devastation caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to each and every aspect of our lives are disturbing, distressing
27 April 2020

Covid-19: An event of force majeure or frustration affecting contractual obligations?

The coronavirus pandemic has witnessed unprecedented lockdowns across the world, including in Bangladesh. Current lockdowns are
25 April 2020

Are Children with disabilities inclusively addressed in the national policies of Bangladesh?

Raising a child with disability is not challenge, the challenge is when society is unpleasant and pejorative. Children with disabilities are more
25 April 2020

Right to life includes decent burial

“In the considered opinion of the Court, the scope and ambit of Article 21 includes, right to have a decent burial.” observed the division bench of Madras High Court, India.
25 April 2020