Contextualising cyber harassment

Technological advancement in ICT has provided diverse opportunities for empowerment and participation of women in various sectors.
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Criminal breach of trust

Section 405 of the Penal Code, 1860 begins with the phrase 'whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property or with anAy
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM

‘We better focus on restoring Article 116 to its original form'

Justice M A Matin is a retired Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He was appointed as Additional
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Compensation for the crime victims

With the increasing emphasis on human rights and notion of restorative justice, awarding compensation to crime victims is being utilised in furtherance of more effective and compassionate criminal justice in
8 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Takeout(s) Ltd: Trademark infringement and/or passing off?

The question of whether Takeout Ltd (hereinafter “Takeout”) is associated with Takeout 2.0 Cafe & Restaurant Ltd (hereinafter “Takeout 2.0”) is vehemently answered in the negative.
8 January 2018, 18:00 PM

POST WAR JUSTICE INITIATIVE

In 2010, the government resumed the post war justice out of a commitment to end the culture of denial and impunity. It was assumed that - many (if not all) of the perpetrators - will be brought to justice.
8 January 2018, 18:00 PM

NILS-BD organises law career workshop at CU

The Bangladesh Chapter of Network for International Law Students (NILS-BD), a non-profit institution contributing to the legal field of education, has organised the first ever Law Career Workshop in Bangladesh coupled with exclusive internship opportunity, titled 'Career opportunity: Way to thriving legal industry', in association with Department of Law,
6 January 2018, 12:40 PM

Laws in 2017

2017 has been a rather busy year in the judicial calendar. We have seen decisions generating new ideas, and we have
1 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Right to food security

A report published in The Daily Star (December 23, 2017) regarding food security situation in Bangladesh revealed
1 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Noteworthy SC Verdicts of 2017

2017 has been a remarkable year for the higher judiciary of Bangladesh. While legal scholars dissect, analyse and
1 January 2018, 18:00 PM

'Judicial divorce' as exit

Present Muslim divorce Laws in Bangladesh allow husbands to pronounce divorce unilaterally. The only restriction imposed on this unilateral exercise of power is to serve notice to the wife according to section 7 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance
25 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Your Advocate

My paternal uncle passed away recently, he and I shared a very close relationship and he always took keen interest in my life and wellbeing.
25 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Rohingya genocide & the politics of terminologies

Rohingyas are now the world's most persecuted community. World powers and rights advocates however struggle hard in finding an appropriate terminology for the persecution.
25 December 2017, 18:00 PM

United we stand, divided we fall

Solidarity is identified in the Millennium Declaration as one of the fundamental values of international relations in the 21st Century.
25 December 2017, 11:37 AM

Environment and industrialisation

Bangladesh is a densely populated country and generally most of the industries of this country are situated in the midst of residential
18 December 2017, 18:00 PM

MERGER OF BANKS : A rescue mechanism

Rejecting the proposals for the formation of 2 (two) new commercial banks in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Bank has indicated that the
18 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Why a dispassionate & thorough investigation is required

Many may say that the way the out-going Chief Justice Sinha has resigned from his office may have saved our highest court from a
18 December 2017, 18:00 PM

CONSTITUTIONALLY RESPONSIVE

The nine-month long war of liberation was fought in 1971 to defend, among others, people's rights, liberty and freedom. One of the
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Human rights for better future

Human Rights Day falls on 10 December every year, the day when, back in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – the
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Stand up for human rights

This year's commemoration of Human Rights Day marks the beginning of a year-long celebration of seven decades since the adoption
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM