Rights of indigenous peoples in Bangladesh

The International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9th August of each year to protect the rights of
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Your advocate

I am 65 years old and suffering from cancer. My husband died in 2011. After his demise, I have been living alone at my flat
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM

The undiscovered potential of mediation

In financial sectors like banking or insurance, “time is money” is not a mere quote, it is indeed the case. An alternative course of action, if present, would actually save time and expenses by averting cumbersome litigation proceedings.
1 August 2016, 18:00 PM

BUP seminar on human rights

Hhuman rights norms are considered to be the most non-violent weapon of 'rebellion against tyranny and oppression'. Despite the existence of normative framework of international human rights, massive human rights violations occur in scores of country.
1 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Lifelong life imprisonment

Recently a debate has been triggered regarding the provision of life imprisonment with a statement made by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha that life sentence literally means imprisonment until one's natural death. This raised a question whether imprisonment for life denotes imprisonment till natural death or any defined period of time.
1 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Legal issues in 3D printing

Watching three-dimensional (3D) movies in sophisticated screen wearing a pair of gorgeous glass is a recent trend. Though the figure and letter '3D' is known to us primarily for this purpose, the developed countries see huge prospects attaching these figure and letter with a printer or scanner i.e. 3D printer or scanner.
1 August 2016, 18:00 PM

LCLS South conducts career fair

London College of Legal Studies (South), Affiliate Centre of University of London and registered support centre for BPP conducted
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Fighting religious terrorism in Bangladesh

Terrorism has been now labeled as the systematic internal or external violence and intimidation practiced by organised
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Demand for medicine patenting

Our experience with HIV/AIDS epidemic or Ebola catastrophe at African nations, Zika Virus outbreak in Brazil has vividly
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Revisiting the 1996 Ganges Treaty

India and Bangladesh sharing 54 trans-boundary rivers as a result water dispute is a main concern between them. However,
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Living with vested property

Right to own (inherit) property is a basic right and neither an individual nor the State can snatch away this right arbitrarily. The
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Severe punishment, not a panacea for sexual offence

Sohagi Jahan Tonu's alleged rape and murder has unveiled some of the fundamental flaws of our criminal justice system
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Rights of a person detained unlawfully

ARTICLE 33 of the Constitution of People's Republic of Bangladesh guarantees the following rights for the arrested/detained person:
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Proposed income tax rules: The conflicts and suggestions

On 29th June 2016, a gazette was published by the government proposing changes to the Income Tax Rules 1984 (ITR 1984)
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Stretching the scope of judicial review

In the 5th Distinguished Law Lecture Series, organised by the Department of Law and Human Rights of the University of Asia Pacific, Dr. Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, the Honourable Judge at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, delivered a lecture on the issue of judicial review in reference to a reported case of Md. Abdul Hakim v Government of Bangladesh and others 34 BLD (HCD) 129. In this case, as it was evident in Dr. Justice Ahmed's lecture, the court explored the extent of judicial reviewability of actions and decisions of private bodies operating in the public domain.
11 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Forced displacement as of today

Wars and persecution have driven more people from their homes than at any time since UNHCR records began, according to a new report released on 20 June by the UN Refugee Agency. The report, entitled Global Trends, noted that on average 24 people were forced to flee each minute in 2015, four times more than a decade earlier, when six people fled every 60 seconds.
11 July 2016, 18:00 PM

The loan recovery process

The Artha Rin Adalat Ain 2003 was enacted by the legislature of Bangladesh to address loan recovery process by financial institutions/banks. In our country, defaulter borrowers often challenge the Act of 2003 invoking writ jurisdiction through applying to the High Court Division (HCD) under Article 102 of the Constitution of Bangladesh. They stress on the issue that the Act of 2003 does not put financial institutions/banks and borrowers on equal footing.
11 July 2016, 18:00 PM

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 renowned law firm, namely, 'Legal Counsel', which has expertise mainly in commercial law, corporate law, family law, employment and labor law, land law, banking law, constitutional law, criminal law, IPR and in conducting litigations before courts of different hierarchies.
11 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Need for Constitutional court

A complex yet sensitive issue concerning the suitability of the Supreme Court (SC) as the guardian of the Constitution of Bangladesh,
4 July 2016, 18:00 PM

The many steps toward justice

ON the day of 23rd of May 2016, when most people were returning to their work stations after a long weekend, obscured from this frenzied rush is Iqbal (pseudonym), who works as a driver in Dhaka, cries helplessly on hearing that Molly (pseudonym) his 8 years old daughter, has been brutally raped in their home in Madaripur. The perpetrator, Shamol (pseudonym), is approximately 18 years old.
4 July 2016, 18:00 PM