International Migrant Workers Rights Day is globally observed on 18 December. Migration is an impactful term drawing increasing attention across the world.

School of Law, BRAC University in collaboration with the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh jointly organised the workshop titled ‘Legislative Research for Identification of Discriminatory Provisions in Existing Laws of Bangladesh’ held on 12 December, 2020 at BCDM Savar.

Sunset clause is a legal provision which provides for automatic disposition of any law or agency or government programme unless extended. It is considered as an important part of temporary legislation.

Moral policing is when someone imposes their subjective standards and ideas of ethics and morality on other people and prevents them from exercising their civil liberty.

NETZ Partnership for Development and Justice, along with it partner organisations We Can and DASCOH Foundation jointly organised a Policy Dialogue with relevant public authorities on the progress and obstacles of the implementation of law on 08 December at CIRDAP Auditorium, Dhaka under the project titled Strengthened Civil Society Protects and Promotes Women’s Rights supported by the European Union.

In Bangladesh, there is a prevalent common perception that unjust or unequal treatment results in discrimination. For example, the High Court Division in the HRPB v. Jatiyo Sangsad [67 DLR (2015) 191] held that section 32Ka of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004 was discriminatory because it created unjust classification (Para 26).

Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI) jointly organised a seminar on case management on November 30, 2020 to generate knowledge about case management in the civil courts among the judicial officers of Bangladesh.

Health is a human right and not a privilege. Human rights are fundamentally linked to global health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 continues to grow at a rapid pace worldwide.

NETZ Partnership for Development and Justice, along with it partner organisations We Can and DASCOH Foundation jointly organised a Policy Dialogue with relevant public authorities

The Supreme Court (SC) on December 1 delivered its verdict in the review petition of the Ataur Mridha case (Criminal Review Petition 82/2017). In the short order, it sought to clear the confusion that arose following its verdict in 2017 on the tenure of life imprisonment.

Our country is far away from legislating provisions concerning menstrual leave.

Law Desk (LD): How would you evaluate the overall situation of human rights compliance in Bangladesh right now?

Punishment of rape has been the talk of the town for a while now and it has been this way rightfully; however, punishment alone will not suffice as a deterring factor of this heinous crime.

Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), is the only extensively hilly area in Bangladesh. Many indigenous communities have been living in this area from time immemorial.

The recent controversy in copyright law arose with the song ‘Juboti Radhe’, when one party claimed it to be their own lyrical composition whereas the other party claimed it to be a popular folk song.

There is every reason to devote public resources to strengthen (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) MSMEs in any country. The MSMEs generate most of the employment opportunities in any country.

Mro community from Bandarban now faces daunting challenges of loss of ancestral land and forced urbanisation. People of this community are protesting the construction of a five-star hotel and tourist spot namely, “Marriott Hotel and Amusement Park” in the Chimbuk area of Bandarban.

After the rebound of the economy in Bangladesh, now the businesses are gaining momentum. In the law firms of Bangladesh, we are witnessing an increase of contract making to pursue different kinds of business.

On April, 2019, a Bangla newspaper published a report regarding a ‘100-year old’ woman who had been wandering the court for 18 years in search of justice in a case against her under the Arms Act 1878.

Violence against women is a common phenomenon worldwide, which occurs both inside and outside the home. Domestic Violence (DV) is a form of violence that may occur against any family member at home.