Law reform: 'Snail in coma'?

The process of law reform is notorious for its snail's pace in Bangladesh. But recently, after reading the book Bangladeshe Ainer Sanskar O Ain (2016) by one of our leading legal academics Professor Shah Alam, a question popped into my mind: where is the snail of reform now? Is it alive or in a coma?
4 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Arbitration In Bangladesh: Looking ahead

The world we are in today is greatly dependent on the free flow of trade and investment. Arbitration is one of the most common ways of
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM

A long way gone

My academic journey of law was eventful. I got fixated with the idea of studying law in the Great Britain right before my exams of MA in
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Brexit: Legal perplexities

On the 24th of June this year the whole world woke up to the startling results of a referendum where a majority of British citizens had
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Maintaining ethical standard

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . .until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”
20 June 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
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Remission of imprisonment

Imprisonment in jail is a lawful form of punishment in the criminal justice system of Bangladesh. As the Jail Code provides, offenders
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM

STATUS DETERMINATION OF REFUGEES

The Refugee Status Determination (RSD) is a legal and administrative process undertaken by a State or the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to decide as to whether a person can be considered a refugee as per the national or global legal
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Legal protection of databases

Databases play instrumental role in the development of global information infrastructure. They are developed with aims, inter alia, for faster services in all service sectors like recreation and tourism, healthcare, banking, insurance, real estate etc.
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Hitchhiker's guide to law books

You would not read a law book unless you are a law student, and let us not talk about exceptions here. They are notorious for
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Ali won in the court Ali won in the ring

When Muhammad Ali Clay made entrance onto the scene in 1960 he was an 18-year-old amateur boxer with brashness and
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Learning about genocide and justice

Center for the Study of Genocide and Justice (CSGJ) of the Liberation War Museum organised a month-long certificate course
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Course of action against “Threats”

MR. JABBAR, a father of two residing in Kallyanpur, received an eerie phone call last night. In a muffled voice, the man from the other
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Ban on stickers

On 4th May 2016, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Mr Asaduzzaman Mia made an announcement during a briefing session held at DMP media centre that DMP would not allow the use of stickers on vehicles identifying various professionals like press, police
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Your Advocate

I am a university student in Bangladesh. For a long time now, I have been receiving unwanted friend requests and a large number of
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Mother's remarriage and custody of children

MOHIT”- is the son (five years) of a divorced couple Atiq and Rehana. Both of them remarried and demanded the custody of Mohit
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Impeachment of judges

The recent verdict of the High Court Division declaring 16th Amendment of the Constitution unconstitutional has created a debate in the country, more particularly among the members of the Parliament. Hearing the verdict the session of the Parliament condemned the
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Mainstreaming biodiversity

22nd May has been observed as the International Biological Diversity day globally with the theme of 'Mainstreaming Biodiversity; Sustaining People and their Livelihoods' with a view to increasing awareness of biodiversity issues.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Effectiveness of adjudication

It is fair to say that alternative methods of dispute resolution (ADR) seeks to avoid the uncertainty, unpredictability, delay and high cost that are often associated with traditional litigation, while still offering a structured and predictable process to litigants.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Safety during flyover construction

Many of the readers have watched footages of flyover collapse in the television channels that took dozens of lives in India. However,
16 May 2016, 18:00 PM