In our day-to-day lives, we often hear derogatory remarks involving designated women’s seats on public transport.

Every litigation must come to an end. Criminal trials are not an exception to this principle. When a person is sentenced to death, the decision too eventually becomes final after it passes certain stages.

The enactment of the Forest and Tree Conservation Act, 2026 marks a significant development in Bangladesh’s environmental law regime.

Lay-off, retrenchment and unjustified dismissals have become a pervasive reality for Bangladeshi workers, especially in the Ready-Made Garments (RMG) sector.

Recently, a growing number of consumers across Bangladesh have reported unusually high electricity bills, with many claiming their monthly charges doubled or even tripled compared to previous billing cycles. In such circumstances, consumers have been baffled by one common question: where to seek redress, and how to avail it?

When an accused is reported to have confessed to the magistrate, most readers assume it to be conclusive evidence of guilt.

The built environment, comprising residential, commercial, and industrial structures, is a typical feature of urban development, shaping the realities of human rights. 

The death of 9 ship breaking yard workers at Sitakunda has left the nation in a shock. It is primarily suspected that the exposure to toxic gas inside a confined tank onboard the vessel has led to this tragedy.

Imagine a hostile cyber operation that disables Bangladesh’s cyber infrastructure, kills the electricity grids, takes digital payment gateways offline, paralyses critical healthcare facilities and shuts down communications across the country.

The concept of constitutionalising environmental rights refers to the embedding of the protection of environment into the country’s constitution.

In Bangladesh as well as in other common law jurisdictions, court decisions are heavily dependent on the pleadings, briefs, arguments, etc.

In 2024, the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (SCOB) repealed that part of the 15th constitutional Amendment that had eliminated the caretaker government system, which was introduced in 1996 through the 13th Amendment, and reversed by the 15th Amendment in 2011.

Our latest law on the protection of wetlands, ie, Bangladesh Haor and Wetland Conservation Act 2026 aims to change the regulatory landscape for tourism practices in the haors.

On 20 June 2025, Bangladesh acceded to the 1992 UN Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (UNECE Water Convention).

Floor crossing generally refers to the act of elected Member of Parliaments (MP) to vote against their party’s position in parliament.

In 2013, the Maintenance of Parents Act was passed in Parliament as a recognition of the corresponding obligation of the offspring towards their parents.

Using animals for biomedical research purposes has been a significant part of scientific studies for a long time.

In the corridors of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, a quiet jurisprudential revolution is unfolding- one rewriting the rules of comparative constitutional democracy.

Workplace sexual harassment is one of the most serious and widespread problems faced by women in Bangladesh.

According to global consumer surveys, personal data privacy has become a significant concern worldwide.