Writ seeks reserve seats for overseas citizens in parliament

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to take necessary steps to reserve seats for overseas citizens in parliament to ensure equal treatment for them
5 November 2023, 12:28 PM

CPJ, BRACU and ActionAid Bangladesh organise event on Enabling Environment for Grassroots CSOs in Bangladesh

Centre for Peace and Justice (CPJ), BRAC University, in collaboration with ActionAid Bangladesh, organised a Research Findings Dissemination event on Legal and Regulatory Framework Affecting the Enabling Environment for Grassroots Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Monday, 30 October 2023 in Dhaka.
30 October 2023, 18:00 PM

UAP holds its 6th Intra-Department Moot Court Competition

The Department of Law and Human Rights, University of Asia Pacific (UAP), organised the 6th Intra-Department Moot Court Competition on 13 and 14 October 2023.
24 October 2023, 19:50 PM

DU becomes the national champion at the 14th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition

The Dhaka University Moot Court Society (DUMCS) has once again won the championship title at the Bangladesh national rounds of the 14th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition 2023. This marks two consecutive years of unparalleled success for the institution.
7 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Brief overview of the Bank Company (Amendment) Act 2023

The Bank Company (Amendment) Act 2023 was passed on 21 June 2023, with certain significant changes.
6 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Non-performing loans, moral hazards, and revisiting depositors’ rights in Bangladesh

Non-performing loans refer to the status of the loans extended by banks and financial institutions that borrowers are not repaying as per the agreed-upon terms.
6 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Legal framework on Hindu marriage in Bangladesh

Marriage is considered to be a sacrament or samskara according to Hindu shastra.
21 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Legal literacy for rural women entrepreneurs

According to a report published by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) in 2020, the number of female-owned SMEs in Bangladesh was 2.8 million, which is around 24.6% of the total number of SMEs in the country.
21 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Third-party funding in arbitration

Third-Party Funding is funding process by which a third-party financer lends capital to a party in a suit in exchange for a percentage share of the probable award on the outcome of the case.
21 September 2023, 18:00 PM

First National Law Conference held at University of Chittagong

Faculty of Law, University of Chittagong organised the inaugural edition of the National Law Conference. The first of its kind event commenced on 16 September and continued for two days at the premises of the University of Chittagong with Law in a Changing World as its theme.
21 September 2023, 18:00 PM

3 sued under DSA in Sylhet

Three people have been sued under the Digital Security Act in Sylhet for allegedly sharing derogatory posts on social media defaming the prime minister, Awami League, and its affiliated organisations
20 September 2023, 17:51 PM

Felicitation to newly enrolled advocates held at DIU

A felicitation programme for the newly enrolled advocates, graduating from Dhaka International University (DIU), organised by the Department of Law, DIU was held on 9 September at the moot court of DIU’s permanent campus.
17 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Reshaping mental health legislation in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Under this Convention, an array of obligations is imposed on state parties.
14 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Navigating legal waters: Independent contractors’ status in Bangladesh

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, the role of independent contractors has become increasingly significant.
14 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Bail, stay on bail, and the judicial discretion

The principal use of bail in modern legal systems is to secure the freedom, pending trial, of one arrested and charged with a criminal offence.
14 September 2023, 18:00 PM

No scope for cancelling cases filed under DSA: law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq told parliament today that there is no scope for cancelling the cases filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA
14 September 2023, 13:21 PM

CSA's section 42 will be applied only in case of emergency: law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq today said that section 42 of the proposed Cyber Security Act (CSA) will be applied only if the necessity arises to take immediate action against any cybercrime
9 September 2023, 15:27 PM

What does the proposed Cyber Security Act offer?

The government is all set to replace the Digital Security Act 2018 (DSA) with the Cyber Security Act 2023 (CSA), which offer some changes in some parts of the current law. The cabinet approved this replacement in principle on 7 August.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Minimum age of criminal responsibility: A Quandary

Against multiple sensational crimes involving the juveniles, recommendations at times are put forward to amend the Children Act, 2013, among others, to lower the age limit that qualifies an individual as juvenile.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh & The Gambia v Myanmar

The Gambia initiated a contentious proceeding in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 11 November 2019 bringing allegations of violations of the Genocide Convention 1948 against Myanmar.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM