On 3 April 2016, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh delivered a historical judgment in establishing right of the legal heirs as against that of the nominees. A former deputy director of Bangladesh Bank had Tk. 30 lakh deposited in his bank account and

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

Dhaka University Moot Court Society (DUMCS), the pioneer mooting platform of the country started its journey in 2007. Bearing the long legacy of success all around the world, in last few months, DUMCS have successfully sent four international teams to represent

Rape incidents, irrespective of time do make our hearts bleed and hurt us deep. The recent rape incidents were deep enough to create a social reaction that has come from every section of the society. According to the recent statistics of Bangladesh Ain o Salish Kendra

Bangladesh as a State under current government is moving with a vision of getting out of the culture of impunity that has been

Amnesty International reports that migrants from Bangladesh, India and Nepal working on the refurbishment of the showcase Khalifa

Among various colonial laws, the Stamp Act of 1899 is one of the most important and economy- oriented laws. The Act is to increase

In Bangladesh, the court system is mostly urban-centric. Therefore, delivery of justice in rural disputes has been rare for a long time.

The term, 'human rights' appears twice in the Constitution of Bangladesh. Although the Preamble and Article 11 of the Constitution

Recognised as a human rights violation back in 1970s, enforced or involuntary disappearance is now unanimously accepted as one of the gravest crimes in today's world.

When parents are separated through divorce, guardianship of their children is determined by the Gaurdian and Wards Act, 1890 and Family Court

Rape is one of the most heinous criminal offences occurring in Bangladesh. From January to September 2014, a total 527 incidents of rape or attempt to rape was documented in Bangladesh by Ain-O-Salish Kendra (ASK). Among these only 291 cases were filed, 43 victims died after rape and 11 other committed suicide.

Environmentalist must have been happy to see the news of ban imposed on Shela river route published in The Daily Star on March 22, 2016. The decision

Gender equality is a procedure for sharing out resources, programmes and decision makings in a way that ensures equal distribution of the resources,

SC upheld death penalty of JMB activist Asaduzzaman Chowdhury alias Panir for killing 8 people by carrying out suicide bomb attacks at Udichi and Shata Dal Shilpi Goshthi offices in Netrakona in 2005.

In legal parlance, when do we term the legislature utopian? It is obviously at that time, when they expect proper compliance of any legal provision without

The Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association election is here again. It is scheduled to take place on the 23rd and 24th of March 2016. The corridors of the

Reading through topical case laws is a must for all law students. This is not only confined within knowing about celebrated age-old judicial decisions, but also extends to get oneself be acquainted with newly held decisions of both home and abroad.

Cricket lovers from all over Bangladesh have been left in shock and utter disbelief by the suspension of the Bangladeshi bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Arafat

Given the rising crisis of transnational organised crime globally, the concept of terrorism becomes very topical. The Parisian and other incidents remind us