Enact law to regulate public trust

Generally, public trusts are established for relief of poverty, or advancement of education or religion, or any other purposes beneficial
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

YOUR ADVOCATE

This week Your Advocate is Barrister Omar Khan Joy, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is the head of the chambers of a
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

CHILD-FRIENDLY JUSTICE

The notion that children deserve special attention in the legal and judicial system is not a new issue in the modern world. It is the duty
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Hysterectomy permissible on schizophrenic woman

Surgeons can perform a hysterectomy on a patient with paranoid schizophrenia who has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and lacks
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Right to information for sustainable development

Today, 3rd of May is to celebrate the World Press Freedom Day around the world. This international day was proclaimed by the
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Free press: Issues and concerns

Today in the era of globalisation and internet, online journalism has supposedly become a popular platform to hold opinions
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Press freedom to ensure responsible journalism

Freedom of the press may generally be defined as freedom of publishing one's expression and speech either in print or electronic media without being subject to intimidation or censorship.
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Defining rape as gender neutral

Under section 375 of the Penal Code of Bangladesh, 1860; rape occurs when a man has sexual intercourse with a woman
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Reducing congestion of cases

The judiciary found it beneath the dignity to dillydallying inaugurating digitisation. Hon'ble Chief Justice of Bangladesh
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM

The future of Bangladesh to be an IPRs-owner country

Professor Dr. Mohammad Towhidul Islam teaches intellectual property law at the University of Dhaka and has published
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Right of legal heirs against nominees

On 3 April 2016, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh delivered a historical judgment in establishing right of the legal heirs as against that of the nominees. A former deputy director of Bangladesh Bank had Tk. 30 lakh deposited in his bank account and
18 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Your Advocate

This week Your Advocate is Barrister Omar Khan Joy, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is the head of the chambers
18 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Formalin control a few steps of strategies ahead

Use of formalin, though we may have lost our concern about it, is not reduced in the seasonal fruits. Buying any seasonal fruit,
18 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Dreams unbound, inspirations all around

Dhaka University Moot Court Society (DUMCS), the pioneer mooting platform of the country started its journey in 2007. Bearing the long legacy of success all around the world, in last few months, DUMCS have successfully sent four international teams to represent
11 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Rape incidents: Silence to be broken

Rape incidents, irrespective of time do make our hearts bleed and hurt us deep. The recent rape incidents were deep enough to create a social reaction that has come from every section of the society. According to the recent statistics of Bangladesh Ain o Salish Kendra
11 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Way to compensatory justice system

Bangladesh as a State under current government is moving with a vision of getting out of the culture of impunity that has been
11 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Urge to amend colonial stamp law

Among various colonial laws, the Stamp Act of 1899 is one of the most important and economy- oriented laws. The Act is to increase
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Village courts: A dilemma within...

In Bangladesh, the court system is mostly urban-centric. Therefore, delivery of justice in rural disputes has been rare for a long time.
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Why JAMAKON deserves constitutional status?

The term, 'human rights' appears twice in the Constitution of Bangladesh. Although the Preamble and Article 11 of the Constitution
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Migrants abused ahead WC 2022

Amnesty International reports that migrants from Bangladesh, India and Nepal working on the refurbishment of the showcase Khalifa
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM

41 election petitions challenge Feb 12 national polls

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Feb 12 polls: EC publishes party-wise popular vote counts

5 March 2026, 22:02 PM National Election 2026

10 killed, 476 injured in post-election violence: Odhikar

5 March 2026, 14:12 PM National Election 2026

EC publishes election results of all polling centres

4 March 2026, 17:54 PM National Election 2026