To bring interdisciplinary turn in legal education

In the beginning of the 20th century, Rosco Pound's idea of conceptualising law as ‘a means of social engineering’ informs the deep-
16 January 2017

Redefining rape in war crime

On 4 January 2017, the Trial Chamber VI of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the case of Prosecutor v Ntaganda came out with
16 January 2017

Ballad of ‘enclaved’ humanity

Let's imagine a scenario where a husband with his pregnant wife is denied by the border security personnel to cross the border in the
16 January 2017

Eminent domain: Has the doctrine become futile?

The power of the sovereign entity to take over or appropriate any land within its jurisdiction for any purpose that it seems necessary
16 January 2017

Seminar on legal research held at Dhaka University

On January 5, 2017, Bangladesh Law Digest (BDLD) organised a seminar on 'Legal Writings and Legal Research' at the Department of
9 January 2017

Medical negligence

Medical negligence - also termed as clinical negligence which denotes negligent act or omission by the physicians, surgeons,
9 January 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
9 January 2017

Urgent re-appraisal needed

Bangladesh became a State Party to the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Children, 1989 (UNCRC) in 1990.
9 January 2017

Regulating fire incident operation

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.
8 January 2017

Of my cosmetics, and my rights

The internet is filled with videos of duplicate cosmetics being produced in different parts of the country. Perpetrators
2 January 2017

Genocide trial's duty to rebuild truth and history

Law Desk (LD): How do you evaluate the idea of domestic trial of international crimes that the International
2 January 2017

Looking back at the laws of 2016

As with previous years, 2016 saw a plethora of legislation. Some circled around policies, some tried to fill in the
2 January 2017

All about notary public

In our country, licensed legal practioners do the work of attesting important documents through notary public.
30 December 2016

Glimpses at the SC decisions of 2016

In response to a writ petition filed by Ain O Salish Kendra, the High Court Division on 21 January directed the government to
26 December 2016

Your Advocate

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
26 December 2016

DRONE IN BANGLADESH: Safety concerns and regulation

Like most of the ICT related innovations, positive and negative coverage on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Unmanned
26 December 2016

Financial inclusion of farmers

Though there is a provision in the constitution for agricultural revolution in the constitution, financial inclusion
19 December 2016

Standing up for someone is not an act of charity

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

Minorities under threat

A world dominated by the majority, where individuals while voicing out their concerns to reach a bigger forum only
19 December 2016

For greater protection of consumers

The victimisation of consumers by some form of negligent or shoddy dealings is a common problem not just in
19 December 2016