Medical negligence - also termed as clinical negligence which denotes negligent act or omission by the physicians, surgeons,

This week Your Advocate is Barrister Omar Khan Joy, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is the head of the chambers of a

Bangladesh became a State Party to the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Children, 1989 (UNCRC) in 1990.

In order to combat umpteen incidents of fire accident and make the rescue process easier, the government of Bangladesh in 2003 enacted the Prevention and Extinguishment of Fire Act under which the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence is estaAnchorblished.

The internet is filled with videos of duplicate cosmetics being produced in different parts of the country. Perpetrators

Law Desk (LD): How do you evaluate the idea of domestic trial of international crimes that the International

As with previous years, 2016 saw a plethora of legislation. Some circled around policies, some tried to fill in the

In our country, licensed legal practioners do the work of attesting important documents through notary public.

In response to a writ petition filed by Ain O Salish Kendra, the High Court Division on 21 January directed the government to

A few days back while I was going to office, a bus out of nowhere (the bus had no indicator at all), turned to it extreme right

Like most of the ICT related innovations, positive and negative coverage on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Unmanned

Though there is a provision in the constitution for agricultural revolution in the constitution, financial inclusion

The theme for Human Rights Day 2016 could not have been more timely and appropriate, 'Stand up for someone's

A world dominated by the majority, where individuals while voicing out their concerns to reach a bigger forum only

The victimisation of consumers by some form of negligent or shoddy dealings is a common problem not just in

The Department of Law, Bangladesh University (BU) has organised a seminar on the issue of child marriage on 17 December at its Auditorium.

A regional conference on Networking to Combat Child Trafficking was organised by BNWLA on November 20, 2016, on behalf of the “Prevention of Child Trafficking through Strengthening Community and Networking” (PCTSCN), a project implemented by a consortium of ATSEC Members.

'We envisage building a society that is truly safe, secure and sustainable for our future generation. Our government safeguards the independence and free space enjoyed by our media and civil society as an article of faith.”

Law Desk: 'Stand up for someone's rights today' is the slogan of this year's World Human Rights Day. How do you plan to materialise the mandate of this slogan in the context of Bangladesh?

Challenges in implementing human rights through the UN mechanisms begin with the need to decide among competing priorities and strategically categorising the best use of its limited resourc