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
Be bold for change
When I was asked to write on the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day I was excited and also quite frankly, stumped! While I pondered on the theme of #BeBoldForChange personas like Jahanara Imam, Sufia Kamal, Maya Angelou, Sandra Day O’Connor, and Mother Teresa came to mind.
8 March 2017, 03:41 AM
Stop torture to protect women's dignity
Violence against women is strongly condemned in almost all national constitutions and international laws. Violence against women has
6 March 2017, 18:00 PM
ANIMAL WELFARE BILL - A LEGIT CONCERN
ON 20 February 2017, the cabinet gave a go-ahead to the proposed Animal Welfare Bill. Apparently this nod of approval seems to be pro-bono; however, from a less legally critical perspective, it really is.
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Maintenance to the parents
Enacted in 2013, the Maintenance of the Parents Act has already considered to be one of the contemporary and progressive laws in Bangladesh. The law is very precise having only nine sections and comprises legal provisions for maintaining parents.
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM
ALSP offers practical law courses
Advanced Legal Studies Program (ALSP) has offered certificate courses on various job oriented practical legal issues. On 18 February 2017, an inauguration ceremony was held at National Mass Communication Institute.
21 February 2017, 06:41 AM
How far the use of ‘Bangla’ in the Court of Bangladesh?
Speaking in mother tongue and making the use of mother tongue in all levels thereby turns to be as of the fundamental right of a nation. There is a long history of thousand years behind the establishment of ‘Bangla’ language.
21 February 2017, 06:34 AM
Professor Anisuzzaman, language and Bangladesh Constitution
In the making of Bangladesh Constitution, the issue of language – particularly ‘Bangla as a language’ – had been practically very significant to be understood from two historical contexts.
21 February 2017, 06:14 AM
Symposium on Jurisprudence of Evidence in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Regime
Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) organised a symposium on “Jurisprudence of Evidence in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Regime: National and International Perspectives” on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at its auditorium.
18 February 2017, 11:20 AM
Volunteering brings the sunshine to the people in need
The quintessence of human rights is volunteering, the endeavour that tempts folks to exert effort for renovating the lives of their ill-fated counterpart in the society.
18 February 2017, 10:42 AM
Environmental law in a bifurcated world
International Environmental Law and the Global South is a brilliant compendium of writings on international environmental law from a
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM
CHILD MARRIAGE RESTRAINT BILL
Many readers came across the news published in The Daily Star on January 19, 2016 as it appeared in the page 5, entitled, “Under-18
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Moot training course at Bangladesh University
In order to provide opportunities for the law students to develop their research and advocacy skills, a four month long Moot Training Course was inaugurated at Bangladesh University on February 10, 2017.
12 February 2017, 11:30 AM
To prosecute the offence of torture
Torture is prohibited in many international instruments. As for example, article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 and article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 prohibit torture and cruel or inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment.
12 February 2017, 11:09 AM
Lifelong anonymity to child offenders
Children charged with crimes should be given lifelong anonymity to reduce reoffending rates, the UK government-commissioned review has recommended.
6 February 2017, 18:00 PM
I dissent
A few weeks ago, I saw the photo of the newly sculpted Lady Justice in our Supreme Court Premises, Dhaka. There is something
6 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Towards a “consensual” constitutional convention?
This is the second consecutive time that the President has constituted a Search Committee to find some suitable candidates for the
6 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Think Legal presents its 6th lecture
The 6th Lecture in the Think Legal Bangladesh Lecture Series was delivered by Hon'ble Justice Naima Haider, Hon'ble Judge of the High
30 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Concerns for online purchases
Due to our busy daily life, we are now-a-days relying on growing online business. Products and services like dress, shoes, food,
30 January 2017, 18:00 PM
THE PRINCIPLE OF FINALITY
I had the privilege of perusing an article titled 'To introduce the principle of finality: An urge of a judge' written by Mr. Sekander Zulker Nayeen, a learned Joint District Judge of Bangladesh Judicial Service which was published in the Law & Our Rights of The Daily Star on 24 January 2017.
30 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Necessity of old evidence in trials of international crimes
In seeking justice by holding trials of international crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crime, there is obvious need to accept old evidence, historical records and victims’ recollections by the courts and tribunals, said Barrister M. Amir-Ul Islam.
29 January 2017, 14:08 PM