Very recently, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh Syed Mahmud Hossain has directed the judges to apply to a forgotten law of the 1960s, namely the Probation of Offenders Ordinance 1960, to reduce the pressure on prison and to implement 'corrective'

All lawyers who practice in Bangladesh must maintain the ethical standards imposed by the Bangladesh Bar Council. As an arm of the

Arif Khan is an Advocate at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He studied law from the University of Dhaka. He is one of the co-founders of Reading Club, a Dhaka University based platform for enthusiastic readers and young scholars.

The Supreme Court of India (SCI) granted relief to a party, who was misled to purchase a property by erroneous representation of title by the vendor.

On 7 February 2019, the High Court Division (HCD) delivered a judgment on the legality of a policy promulgated by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in 2012 on limiting the involvement of teachers in the coaching business.

IN one of the previous write-ups published on 15 January 2019 in The Daily Star, I have discussed about the rigidity and partisanism in the arbitration law and panels of the Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).

The coming into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 1 July 2002 was an unprecedented

Although Bangladesh is not a drug producing country, in terms of geographical location, it is juxtaposed between the golden and

Taking duly into account a report titled “Time to declare Turag dead” was published in The Daily Star on November 6, 2016, Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB) filed a writ petition challenging legality of earth-filling, encroachment and construction of

The Greek word 'Nomades' is considered to be source of the English word 'Nomadia' or 'Nomads' (often known as Roma/Gypsies or Sinti depending on places or regions) that signifies a group of people who are used to moving from places to places,

I am an employee of a private company for last 26 years. My age is 57 years. Recently, because of some internal issues, my employer

The Department of Law, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) and the BUP Law and Moot Court Club (BUPLMCC) jointly organised a day long workshop on mooting and memorial writing on January 22, 2019.

Recently, the policymakers have circulated the idea of the compulsory use of national identity card (NIDs) for purchasing something as

On January 19, 2019, the Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) organised a symposium titled "Prosecution for Violation of Human Rights: The Rohingya Crisis in Context" at BILIA Auditorium.

Daily Star Books has published a new book titled Bangladesh Style of Citation of Legal Authorities, co-edited by Md. Rizwan Islam,

Queen's Counsel (QC), also known as taking silk, is appointed from legal professionals who demonstrate distinct expertise in

PAT McDonagh was an Irish teenager who earned the nickname Supermac after a barnstorming performance in a Gaelic football match

Child repression and killings have, in the last few years, increased precariously across the country, and the questions that have come to the forefront of the media relates to why such crimes have been increasingly taking place in Bangladesh and how the same can be combated nationally.

It was on 11 January, 2014, when Justice Muhammad Habibur Rahman breathed his last and put an end to yet another era of

Dr. William Boothby is an Associate Fellow under the Global Fellowship Initiative (GFI) at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP). He formerly held the position of Air Commodore in the Royal Air Force (RAF), UK. He retired as Deputy Director of Legal Services (RAF) in July 2011.