Third certificate course on genocide and justice

On September 11, 2015, the Center for the Study of Genocide and Justice (CSGJ), Liberation War Museum arranged the certificate giving ceremony for the completion of its third Certificate Course on Genocide and Justice.
14 September 2015

Launching of the Supreme Court legal aid office

Ensuring citizen's legal rights protection is one of the constitutional responsibilities for the Government of Bangladesh. With a view to providing legal aid to
14 September 2015

Human rights for people with albinism

In global human rights movement, the rights activism for people with albinism is now quite new and emerging against the backdrop of its unfamiliarity to mass people outside the domain of medical science. 'Albinism' is a genetic condition also called achromia, achromasia, or achromatosis in medical jurisprudence.
14 September 2015

Law Through The Lens

We are extremely charitable when it comes to taking care of rubbish. We give it away at the earliest opportunity. Middle of road, windows, parking lots, bus
14 September 2015

OBLIGATIONS AND CONVENTIONS towards refugees

States are obliged for protection of refugees under international law on account of their membership of United Nations and signature or accession to International Refugee Instruments as well as International Human Rights Instruments. The legal basis for this international protection may either be customary international law or conventional international law.
14 September 2015

Your Advocate

Greetings and Salutations! My friend's mother was involved in a business. She was very rich and afforded several personal credit cards.
7 September 2015

"Literacy and sustainable societies"

Being one of the fundamental human rights and the foundations for lifelong learning, literacy is considered to be a key driver for sustainable development.
7 September 2015

The pledge for a women friendly court

The rate of violence against women is increasing year after year. According to Report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad more than 4,500 women and children were subjected to rape, acid attack, physical torture, suicide and other forms of violence in 2014 alone.
7 September 2015

Absence of legal regime to apply treaties

The position of Bangladesh, in relation to the domestic application of international law, is characteristised by the ambiguity of constitutional and statutory provision.
7 September 2015

Bismillah Group scam: ACC okays charge sheet against 14

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) approves a charge sheet against 14 people, including Bismillah Group’s Managing Director Khaza Solaiman Anwar Chowdhury, for embezzling Tk 110 crore from Shahjalal Islami Bank.
3 September 2015

HC rejects plea on Section 57

The High Court summarily rejects a writ petition that challenged legality of the much-talked-about Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.
2 September 2015

Time for an end to disappearances

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message for the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances 30 August,
31 August 2015

Addressing Hate Crime in Bangladesh

Recently, a letter threatening to kill 19 persons including ministers, teachers, cultural activists, Ganajagaran Mancha organisers and
31 August 2015

Inconsistent sentencing

In Bangladesh, our Criminal Justice System does not allow us any separate sentencing hearing on the background of accused persons.
31 August 2015

Strengthening bio-safety

Genetically modified Organism (GMO) is basically an organism (plant, animal or microorganism) created by application of bio-
31 August 2015

SC asks AC Akram to surrender

The Supreme Court orders former assistant police commissioner Akram Hussain to trial court in seven days in the sensational BBA student Shamim Reza Rubel murder case.
30 August 2015

To foster legal profession

Think Legal Bangladesh, an online legal resource platform based at www.thinklegalbangladesh.com, held its 3rd Lecture in its Think Legal Lecture Series last Saturday, 22nd August, 2015 at Dhanmondi's EMK Centre.
24 August 2015

Education should be equally accessible

Education is both a human right in itself and an indispensable means of realising other human rights.
24 August 2015

Effective functioning of Environment Court

Agenda 21, a comprehensive action program adopted at the historic Rio Conference of 1992, was designated to integrate the goals of continued economic development and environmental protection.
24 August 2015

A Black Law

It is imperative in the interest of free speech, democracy and ultimately rule of law that we continue to condemn this piece of legislation which is nothing but a 'black law' waiting to be struck down by our Hon'ble Supreme Court or repealed by the parliament when good sense prevails.
24 August 2015