Filing complaint by consumers

According to section 2(3) of the Consumer Rights Protection Act 2009, the following persons can file a complaint to the Directorate of
13 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Resettling Rohingyas and international law

The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees are two major international instruments under international refugee law.
13 March 2017, 18:00 PM

People's Tribunal on Myanmar crimes

Permanent People's Tribunal (hereinafter “PPT”) has been working since June 24, 1979. Since its establishment, the PPT has held 42
13 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Article 7B and constitutional stalemate

There are better alternatives than Article 7B in order to safeguard the Constitution from unconstitutional intrusions. Instead of
13 March 2017, 18:00 PM

An Overview of the Impeachment of Supreme Court Judges in Bangladesh

The first constitution of Bangladesh, drafted in 1972, gave the Parliament the power to impeach the judges of the Supreme Court (SC).
13 March 2017, 11:54 AM

Empowering youth through human rights education

Commonwealth Youth Human Rights and Democracy Network (CYHRDN), Commonwealth Secretariat, organised a day long workshop on “Empowering Youth through Human Rights Education” in partnership with Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI).
13 March 2017, 11:40 AM

Be bold for change

When I was asked to write on the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day I was excited and also quite frankly, stumped! While I pondered on the theme of #BeBoldForChange personas like Jahanara Imam, Sufia Kamal, Maya Angelou, Sandra Day O’Connor, and Mother Teresa came to mind.
8 March 2017, 03:41 AM

Stop torture to protect women's dignity

Violence against women is strongly condemned in almost all national constitutions and international laws. Violence against women has
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Assailing the rape victim's character

Section 155(4) of the Evidence Act, 1872 allows evidence of the victim's immoral character to be offered by the defence. The rationale
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM

WOMEN'S RIGHTS: No time to wait for a miracle to happen

Khandaker Farzana Rahman is a Lecturer at the Department of Criminology, University of Dhaka. Her research interest includes
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Your Advocate

I work in a private Bank in Dhaka. Reguarly I notice that the footpath adjacent to my office is occupied by hawkers, tea stalls, iron workshops and garages.
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM

ANIMAL WELFARE BILL - A LEGIT CONCERN

ON 20 February 2017, the cabinet gave a go-ahead to the proposed Animal Welfare Bill. Apparently this nod of approval seems to be pro-bono; however, from a less legally critical perspective, it really is.
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Maintenance to the parents

Enacted in 2013, the Maintenance of the Parents Act has already considered to be one of the contemporary and progressive laws in Bangladesh. The law is very precise having only nine sections and comprises legal provisions for maintaining parents.
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM

No photograph policy of retailers

Shoppers of retail stores would have noticed that many of these stores insist on a policy of not taking photographs within the store.
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Think legal presents its 7th lecture on ‘Judging the Judges’

In continuance of the initiative taken by Think Legal Bangladesh Lecture Series, the 7th lecture was delivered by Hon’ble Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif, Judge of the High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh on 25th February 2017 at the EMK Center, Dhanmondi.
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Symposium on Jurisprudence of Evidence in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Regime

Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) organised a symposium on “Jurisprudence of Evidence in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Regime: National and International Perspectives” on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at its auditorium.
18 February 2017, 11:20 AM

Volunteering brings the sunshine to the people in need

The quintessence of human rights is volunteering, the endeavour that tempts folks to exert effort for renovating the lives of their ill-fated counterpart in the society.
18 February 2017, 10:42 AM

Environmental law in a bifurcated world

International Environmental Law and the Global South is a brilliant compendium of writings on international environmental law from a
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Amendment of IP rules in WTO

An amendment to the TRIPS Agreement entered into force on Monday, 23 January 2017 securing for poor countries a legal pathway to
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM

CHILD MARRIAGE RESTRAINT BILL

Many readers came across the news published in The Daily Star on January 19, 2016 as it appeared in the page 5, entitled, “Under-18
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM