Anti-dumping duties on Jute

Though Bangladesh has many success stories in international trade market, nevertheless huge negative trade balance is still a matter of great concern.
30 July 2018

Legal remedies for professional negligence of lawyers

Seeking remedies for professional negligence is a relatively less explored area in Bangladesh.
30 July 2018

Medical negligence and duty of care

With the front pages of newspapers increasingly reporting incidents of deaths and injuries arising out of road traffic and workplace accidents, dialogues on the urgent need for a dynamic tort regime have taken centre-stage.
23 July 2018

Anti-Generic Learning and Rebellious Lawyering

The Book Launching Ceremony of 'Anti- Generic Learning and Rebellious Lawyering: Reflections on Legal Education in Bangladesh',
23 July 2018

Innocent until proven guilty

Afew days back while reading the book “Sapiens” by Yuval Noah Harari, I stumbled upon an information which seems harmless in plain sight but in fact is quite gargantuan in the consequence it ensues.
23 July 2018

Trafficking of children and young people

The World Day against Trafficking in Persons is an annual event held on July 30th of every year.
23 July 2018

'Legal Stories of Life': Celebration of Your Advocate

The book 'Legal Stories of Life' is a compilation of Barrister Omar H. Khan's write-ups published in The Daily Star's popular 'Your
16 July 2018

Eastern University hosts Moot Competition

An International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition 2018 was held in Eastern University from 12th to 14th July 2018. The
16 July 2018

To ensure right to safe food

Recently in a research, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR, B) has found that 75% of pasteurised
16 July 2018

Consumer protection and medical services

The purpose of consumer protection legislation and policy is to create a known, accessible, and speedy system of redress and
16 July 2018

Family planning is a human right

This year, World Population Day (11 July) marks the 50th anniversary of the 1968 International Conference on Human Rights, where family planning was, for the first time, globally affirmed to be a human right.
9 July 2018

Your Advocate

This week Your Advocate is Barrister Omar Khan Joy, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is the head of the chambers of a renowned law firm,
9 July 2018

Protecting privacy in biometric data

Nowadays biometric technology is increasingly used for a wide range of activities ranging from identity authentication to border security, voting system, health care, education and so on.
9 July 2018

Legality of bitcoin in Bangladesh

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency invented in 2009 by a software developer allegedly named Satoshi Nakamoto with a goal to create “a new electronic cash system” that was “completely decentralised with no server or central authority.
9 July 2018

National conference organised by BLAST

A national conference organised by Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), and Christian Aid, echoed the stories of gender violence in the legal profession.
7 July 2018

Mandatory death penalty banned in Barbados

After decades of campaigning, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), following a majority vote has ruled that the mandatory death penalty in Barbados is unconstitutional.
2 July 2018

Resolving dilemma of Justice and Insaf

In modern days, justice is administered in accordance with the rule of law and not independently.
2 July 2018

Launching of Legal Stories of Life

A grand launching ceremony of the book titled 'Legal Stories of Life' authored by Barrister Omar H. Khan was held on June 27, 2018 at The Westin, Dhaka.
2 July 2018

Time to think differently about 'justice needs'

Law Desk (LD): Could you tell us about the background of the study titled 'Justice Needs and Satisfaction in Bangladesh, 2018: Legal Problems in Daily Life'?
2 July 2018

Symposium on “International law and the making of Postcolonial States

Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) organized a symposium titled “International law and the making of Postcolonial States” at the BILIA Auditorium on 28th June 2018.
30 June 2018