On Tuesday, 16 January 2018, the Department of Law and Human Rights, University of Asia Pacific (UAP) organised the 8th UAP Distinguished Law Lecture Series 2018 in its city campus at Green Road.

Technological advancement in ICT has provided diverse opportunities for empowerment and participation of women in various sectors.

Section 405 of the Penal Code, 1860 begins with the phrase 'whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property or with anAy

Justice M A Matin is a retired Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He was appointed as Additional

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

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.

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.

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,

2017 has been a rather busy year in the judicial calendar. We have seen decisions generating new ideas, and we have

A report published in The Daily Star (December 23, 2017) regarding food security situation in Bangladesh revealed

2017 has been a remarkable year for the higher judiciary of Bangladesh. While legal scholars dissect, analyse and

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

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.

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.

Solidarity is identified in the Millennium Declaration as one of the fundamental values of international relations in the 21st Century.

Bangladesh is a densely populated country and generally most of the industries of this country are situated in the midst of residential

Rejecting the proposals for the formation of 2 (two) new commercial banks in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Bank has indicated that the

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

The nine-month long war of liberation was fought in 1971 to defend, among others, people's rights, liberty and freedom. One of the

Human Rights Day falls on 10 December every year, the day when, back in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – the