Compensatory justice to the victims of war

Soon after the Second World War, by constituting the Charters of the Nuremberg Tribunal (1945) and Tokyo Tribunal (1946), the world
22 May 2017

Understanding Environmental Law

Environmental law, one of the dynamic realms of international law, is deemed as the most fascinating area of research and analysis for
22 May 2017

A Call for Reform

The primary statute governing arbitrations in Bangladesh is the Arbitration Act 2001 (the AA 2001), which was drafted on the basis of
22 May 2017

Towards achieving the SDGs

A day-long workshop titled “Embracing SDG: Perspective Bangladesh and Beyond” was jointly organised by SDG Lab and the University of Asia Pacific (UAP) on May 20, 2017, at UAP.
22 May 2017

Law Faculty Open Discussion held at DU

Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka organised the inaugural edition of ‘Law Faculty Open Discussion’ on May 8, 2017.
17 May 2017

FUTURE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY IN BANGLADESH

Energy, being the pre-requisite for all developments, is inevitable for emerging economies like Bangladesh to continuously run all the
15 May 2017

Character assassination of rape victims

Despite being a heinous crime, sexual offences, specially cases of rape, mostly go unreported in Bangladesh. There are numerous
15 May 2017

Life imprisonment verdict: A contextual reading

Our longstanding perception of 20 to 30 years of “life imprisonment” has been sharply questioned by the Chief Justice of Bangladesh
15 May 2017

Taking legal education seriously

For quite a considerable period of time, law schools in Bangladesh have been under constant criticism for not being able to produce efficient graduates who are expected to work as legal professionals both in bench and bar. With the global progress of legal
8 May 2017

Service of summons via Whatsapp!

To ensure the attendance of the accused or witness in any criminal proceeding, section 68 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
8 May 2017

PERCEIVED TENSION BETWEEN judiciary and executive of Bangladesh

The tension between the two principal organs of the government of Bangladesh, the judiciary and the executive, is not too far to be perceivable.
8 May 2017

Remarkable insight on admission to practice in Bangladesh Bar Council

In Bangladesh, for getting admission in legal profession, a candidate must satisfy certain criteria and procedures.
6 May 2017

Labour rights in domestic and international arena

The Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) of 1948 guarantees some of the labour rights such as right to reasonable limitation of working hours (article 24), right to equal payment for equal work, just and favorable remuneration (articles 23(2)&(3)). Several countries have enacted their labour laws in the light of these legal provisions.
6 May 2017

Clouds over privacy in virtual world

Online surveillance, interception and collection of personal data have increased vastly in Bangladesh as the user on internet has
24 April 2017

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY: Innovation-Improving lives

World Intellectual Property Day is observed internationally on every 26 April. The observance of WIPD is organised by World Intellectual
24 April 2017

Strengthening labour adjudication

At present, Labour Courts in Bangladesh are functioning under the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006. According to this Act, the Labour
24 April 2017

Enforcement of IPRs

The present world is witnessing increased attention on the issues concerning Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in the policy making at
24 April 2017

Supporting farmers in the north-east

Flash flood of the north-east was the prime news published in The Daily Star on 14 March 2017. Front-page news titled 'Havoc in
17 April 2017

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
17 April 2017

TRIPS to deal with access to medicine

On 23 January 2017, an amendment to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)
17 April 2017