This week Your Advocate is Barrister Omar Khan Joy, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is the head of the chambers of a

In 1997, the General Assembly proclaimed the year 2000 as the “International Year for a Culture of Peace”. In 1998, it proclaimed the

Article 39 of the Constitution guarantees freedom of thought, conscience and expression. Freedom of expression ranges from the

The capability to carry out legal research is indispensable for almost everyone in legal fraternity. While the people in this law community may or may not grow as a student to love legal research, they do come to understand that it is a critical skill they must acquire.

SDG Lab-Bangladesh organised their fourth workshop jointly with the Department of Law, Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology on 12 May 2018. More than 50 law students of the university attended the day-long workshop titled Embracing SDG: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.

“Justice Needs and Satisfaction in Bangladesh 2018: Legal Problems in daily life”, a study report conducted by HiiL with the support of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands in partnership with BRAC Human Rights and Legal Aid Services, was launched on 9 May 2018 through a report launching ceremony at BRAC Centre. HiiL (The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law) is a not-for-profit institution based in The Hague, International City of Peace and Justice.

On 8th May 2018, USAID’s Justice for All (JFA) Program and Department of Law, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) jointly organised a strategic dialogue with BUP’s Law Department, in association with National Center for State Court (NCSC). A total of 80 participants attended the programme, including seven faculty members and law students.

Like previous years, the International Workers’ Day, also referred to as May Day has been observed on 1st day of May this year to commemorate the sacrifices of the working people. As we observed this Day, the facts remain somewhat indifferent, i.e. our workers are struggling to realise their due wages, establish safe working environment and demand trade union rights.

THINK Legal Bangladesh, the online legal resource platform dedicated to the open and free sharing of legal knowledge in Bangladesh and the founders of the “Think Legal Lecture Series”

Of the affirmative actions taken by the state, reservation in public office is the most contentious one.

Law Desk (LD): Tell us the background in brief of your work. Also, what are some of the key challenges you faced in being the voice of marginalised community in India?

The Center for the Study of Genocide and Justice (CSGJ), Liberation War Museum (LWM) organised one and half day long workshop titled “Practical Applicability of International Human Rights and Criminal Law”, with the participation of 46 students of various disciplines, among 14 public and private universities and 3 research institutions.

World Intellectual Property Day for the first time was observed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 with an

In recent times, the number of dishonoured cheques has seen a significant rise.As a result, the courts in Bangladesh are inundated

The widespread violence against Rohingya Muslims causing civilian deaths, rapes, and forced deportation to Bangladesh has been

The Price Media Law Moot Court Competition was organised in 2008 as an annual global moot court competition ‘for raising the profile of freedom of expression by bringing informed and effective debate and discussion on significant issues of information flows and technology to many parts of the world’ by the Program in Comparative Media Law and Policy at the University of Oxford. The competition is named after the Founding Director of the program, Monroe E. Price.

Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) held a symposium titled ‘Towards Tort Liability for Sexual Violence’ at the BILIA Auditorium on 25th April 2018. Professor Dr. Shahnaz Huda, Department of Law, University of Dhaka presided over the event while Dr. Shahdeen Malik, eminent jurist and Honorary Director, BILIA gave the welcome address.

Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka, in collaboration with the Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Ministry of Industries, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh organised a seminar titled- “Powering Change: Women in Innovation and Creativity” to celebrate the World Intellectual Property (IP) Dayon April 26, 2018. Numerous law students, teachers, legal practitioners as well as IP experts and enthusiasts attended the seminar. Earlier in the day, a rally also took place at University of Dhaka to celebrate this occasion.

The Price Media Law Moot Court Competition was organised in 2008 as an annual global moot court competition ‘for raising the profile of freedom of expression by bringing informed and effective debate and discussion on significant issues of information flows and technology to many parts of the world’ by the Program in Comparative Media Law and Policy at the University of Oxford. The competition is named after the Founding Director of the program, Monroe E. Price.

On 29 March 2018, a seven year old child was killed due to a lift malfunction in her own home in Shantinagar, Dhaka. The victim,