Law vision / Our Constitution between resurrection and revolution
18 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Law in Theory / Conceptualising mob justice in post-uprising Bangladesh
18 January 2026, 00:00 AM
'Will the word indigenous be used, or will it be replaced with terms like tribe?'
15 January 2026, 19:43 PM
Law & Our Rights
Year-in Law Review / Key legislative reforms of 2025 in Bangladesh
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Year-in Judgment Review / Notable Supreme Court decisions of 2025
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Year-in law review / Key legislative reforms of 2025 in Bangladesh
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Year-in judgment review / Notable Supreme Court decisions of 2025
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Law Letter / Labour Law (Amendment) Ordinance and Due Diligence
26 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Law Reform / Law reform and our farmers: Narratives of Bangladesh’s unsung heroes
26 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Child rights / Child custody and the best interests of children
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Vegetable farmers’ rights in Bangladesh during Covid-19 lockdown
There may be an unending debate on which profession serves Bangladesh the most but the unflinching contribution of farmers can never be underestimated.
16 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Medical negligence and tortious remedies
On a regular basis, Bangladesh witnesses numerous instances of medical negligence, some of which make way to newspapers.
9 August 2021, 18:00 PM
iProbono organises first-ever virtual street law workshop on medical negligence in Bangladesh
In February 2021 iProbono (Bangladesh) organised the first ever virtual street law programme on health rights and medical negligence in Bangladesh. 12
6 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Why quota reservation is significant for ethnic minorities
Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract” is the theme to celebrate this year’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Unfortunately, the government had decided to scrap quotas for class-I and Class-II jobs in Bangladesh in October 2018, following large scale protests in the country. The quota system was introduced through an executive order in 1972 and has been amended several times since. Before the abolition of the quota system in first and second-class government services, 5 per cent quota used to be allocated for the ethnic communities. Quota system was introduced to facilitate representation of a portion of ethnic minorities in government services.
2 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Pegasus controversy and cyber security in Bangladesh
The controversial Pegasus surveillance spyware has shaken the cyber security of the world sparking global outrage. Over the years, journalists, political leaders, civil society activists and human rights campaigners have voiced their concerns over tapping and data hacking of their communication devices through sophisticated spyware.
2 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Dire need for a law on adoption
According to SOS Children’s Village, Bangladesh is home to around 4.4 million orphaned children. Adoption can provide a congenial home to these children.
26 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Should Foreign Courts have the ability to effectively disqualify Bangladeshi MPs?
On 22 February 2021, the Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat, in accordance with Rule 178(4) of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament, issued an Extraordinary Gazette (No. 11.00.0000.863.09.001.19-30) notifying that Mohammad Shahid Islam (Member of Parliament (MP) from 278 Lakshmipur-2) is no longer qualified to be an MP under Article 66(2)(d) of the Constitution of Bangladesh, since on 28 January 2021 a criminal court in Kuwait convicted him of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude and sentenced him to four years of rigorous imprisonment.
12 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Is the nature really healing amid COVID-19 pandemic?
That due to coronavirus, the world is healing is arguably the only modest condolence coming our way out of the devastation brought about by the ongoing pandemic. Analysing the real context of the global status quo,
5 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Unveiling the socio-economic profiles of death row prisoners in Bangladesh
Bangladesh retains death penalty in law as well as in practice for thirty three offences (twenty-five of which are non-fatal in nature), and has been recording a significant increase in executions since 2000.
21 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh and ILO Violence and Harassment Convention 2019
In 2020, a report published by the ILO revealed that 61.7 percent of both male and female RMG workers in Bangladesh face violence and harassment in the workplace.
21 June 2021, 18:00 PM
COVID-19 and the dilemma between life and livelihood
India’s official record on COVID-19 human toll is more than a staggering 3,80,000 now, which, according to experts, might be far below the actual number.
21 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Department of Law, DU publishes its study report on death row prisoners in Bangladesh
The Department of Law, University of Dhaka (DU), in collaboration with the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) and the Death Penalty
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Foreign university branches/study centres in Bangladesh: law and policy to improve higher education
Few recent matters have solicited the attention and concern of many in Bangladesh and abroad as intensely as has the current state of its higher education.
14 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Applicability of the Arbitration Act 2001 in relation to foreign arbitrations: towards a new horizon
The Arbitration Act 2001 (the “Arbitration Act”) was enacted with the spirit of recognising and dealing with, inter alia, aspects of international commercial arbitration.
14 June 2021, 18:00 PM
ACTIONISTS highlights the corporate environmental responsibilities
With a view to promoting environmental consciousness to restore rcosystem, ACTIONISTS arranged a webinar on 12 June, 2021. The topic of the webinar was "Implementing Corporate Environmental Accountability in Bangladesh: Challenges and Way Forward".
13 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Looking back at 50: Environmental rhetoric to realty in Bangladesh
Dhaka University Law and Politics Review (DULPR) hosted a panel discussion titled 'Looking Back at 50: Environmental Rhetoric to Reality in Bangladesh' on the occasion of the World Environment Day 2021. The discussion was hosted by Shahrima Tanjin Arni, Editor in Chief, DULPR.
10 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Climate litigation drags the UK government to court
Recently, three UK students named Adetola Stephanie Onamade (23), Marina Tricks (20) and Jerry Amokwandoh (22), have sued the UK government for their action and/or inaction to effectively and convincingly act on the climate crisis.
7 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Making a case for Environmental Rule of Law in Bangladesh
The global report on environmental rule of law (2019) reflects a sorrow state of enforcement of laws in Bangladesh despite the two hundred pieces of legislation that the country has on environment.
7 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Why do we need Environmental Rule of Law?
The global report on environmental rule of law (2019) reflects a sorrow state of enforcement of laws in Bangladesh despite the two hundred pieces of legislation that the country has on environment.
4 June 2021, 18:00 PM
The impact of COVID-19 on Global FDI and Bangladesh Economy
COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the worldwide economy, causing slowdown of business activities and economic contractions.
31 May 2021, 18:00 PM