Cyber harassment against women and our legal shortcomings

A case was recently filed under the Cyber Security Ordinance 2025 after a manipulated image of a female faculty member of the University of Dhaka had been posted on the internet with derogatory captions and remarks.
25 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Consultation with the Chief Justice in appointing SC judges

Article 95(1) of the Constitution of Bangladesh mandated the President to consult the Chief Justice (CJ) when appointing Supreme Court (SC) judges.
18 November 2025, 18:00 PM

The draft Telecommunication Ordinance 2025

For decades, Bangladesh’s digital network has operated under the constant threat of arbitrary executive interferences. Access to the internet could be severed without notice or remedy whenever there emerged any political tension within the country.
18 November 2025, 18:00 PM

New data laws in Bangladesh: A critique

Bangladesh has entered a new phase in its digital governance story with two Ordinances, namely, The Personal Data Protection Ordinance 2025 (PDPO) and the National Data Management Ordinance 2025 (NDMO). Their appearance, almost devoid of public discussion, invites reflection: are we witnessing the long-delayed codification of digital rights, or the rise of a data-centric State?
18 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Progressive evolution of guardianship laws in Bangladesh

A “guardian” is someone who takes care of a child, looks after the child’s property, or both, according to Section 4(2) of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890. However, under Muslim law, guardianship is divided into two types based on function: Waliyat alal Nafs and Waliyat alal Mal.
13 November 2025, 18:00 PM

The curious case of S Alam and our investment treaty regime

The S Alam group has recently lodged an arbitration claim against Bangladesh at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). This event is significant for our investment law regime. The claim was made under one of our older Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) with Singapore from 2004.
13 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Death by negligence and our legal rights

The recent Farmgate tragedy, in which a man lost his life after being struck by a bearing pad falling from the Metrorail infrastructure, comes as a timely reminder of how public safety is too often sacrificed to negligence.
4 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Transitional solutions for refugee protection through the lens of the Rohingya crisis

Around the world, many people are forced to leave their houses, country of origin and cross borders to find dignity and safety from conflict, persecution and gross violation of human rights.
4 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Int’l Day of Care and Support

Care work consists of two overlapping activities: direct, personal and relational care activities, such as feeding a baby or nursing an ill partner; and indirect care activities, such as cooking and cleaning.
29 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Approaching the university ward quota debate: Rajshahi University in context

Rajshahi University has been thrown into turmoil. Following the anti-discrimination movement in Bangladesh last year, Rajshahi University cancelled the ward quota, which paved the way for easy undergraduate admission for the children of academic and administrative staff.
29 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Protecting our climate-induced displaced population

Every year, thousands of families from coastal districts such as Bhola, Satkhira, Barguna, and Khulna are forced to abandon their homes not because of war or persecution, but because of rising tides, eroding riverbanks, and increasingly violent cyclones.
21 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Referendum and July Charter: A constitutional reckoning for Bangladesh

In the crucible of Bangladesh’s political evolution, the July National Charter 2025 has emerged as a transformative document- one that seeks to fundamentally recalibrate the nation’s democratic architecture.
21 October 2025, 18:00 PM

The costs of Bangladesh’s shipbreaking industry

The ship-breaking industry in Bangladesh has been a source of national pride for decades, and it has also been potential source of environmental disaster too at the same time.
14 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Addressing climate-induced displacement in Bangladesh

Climate change is acknowledged as a critical factor in human migration around the world. It causes a significant amount of displacement in countries like Bangladesh.
14 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Trademark law and the curious case of Sattar Buksh

Recently, a local café in Pakistan named Sattar Buksh, known for its branding, which resembled that of the global coffee giant Starbucks, has been making headlines for “winning a trademark battle” against the corporate giant. However, the dispute never actually made its way to court.
7 October 2025, 18:00 PM

The enduring crisis of administrative corruption

One of the enduring maledictions that plagues Bangladesh is bribery and corruption, which is prevalent across sectors, including our judiciary.
7 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Significance of reforms around arrest processes

Bangladesh has recently introduced section 46A to the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1898, a reform aimed at ensuring transparency, accountability, and fundamental fairness during the process of arrest.
7 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Reflections on ‘Company Law: Text, Cases and Materials’

Few areas of law are as labyrinthine as Company Law, where intricate rules on formation, governance, and finance demand both precision and insight.
4 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Deterrence and international legal compliance as key to Bangladesh’s maritime security

The Bay of Bengal, central to the nation’s “Blue Economy” ambitions, is a zone of immense opportunity.
4 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh’s ship recycling industry at a crossroads

Bangladesh has missed the critical deadline to implement the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (HKC 2009), which it ratified in June 2023, but enforcement is still pending as of June 2025.
23 September 2025, 18:00 PM