Basics of research for law students

Legal research is an essential part of studying law. Through research, students can expand the horizon of their legal knowledge. While research in itself may be a fun activity to many, it can also be frustrating.
16 November 2022

Responsibilities of Online Pages/Stores as per the Digital Commerce Operation Guidelines

Bangladesh has a growing digital commerce industry and online shopping has slowly gained immense popularity among consumers of the country.
16 November 2022

First-ever Law Career Festival held at Faculty of Law, Dhaka University

Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka, in collaboration with Bangladesh Law Association (BLA), organised a Law Career Festival at the premises of the Faculty itself on 5 November 2022.
10 November 2022

World Human Rights Day Write-up Competition 2022

World Human Rights Day is observed globally on the 10th of December to commemorate the day on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
10 November 2022

Bangladesh’s contribution to standards on refugee protection

Bangladesh has given refuge to around one million Rohingyas. The number is constantly increasing with the birth of new babies in the camps.
10 November 2022

50 Years of Bangladesh Constitution In a nutshell

Given effect from 26 March 1971, the Proclamation along with the Laws Continuance Enforcement Order, 1971 played a huge role in restoring internal legal system and solidifying the creation of the new sovereign state.
3 November 2022

Constitution-making and unmaking in Bangladesh

Our Constitution has experienced a roller coaster ride since its adoption. It had a promising start (1972) but soon fell into turbulent phases of constitutional chaos (1975-90).
3 November 2022

DU Law Faculty is arranging Law Career Festival on 5th of November

The Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka in collaboration with Bangladesh Law Association (BLA) is going to organise a ‘Law Career Festival’22 at the premises of Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka.
3 November 2022

The Constitution’s guardian: Textual and factual role of our apex court

The constitution is the supreme law of a country and in Bangladesh this is expressly declared in Article 7. 
3 November 2022

Legal challenges to eradicate child labour

Child labour is a burning global issue that threatens the health and general welfare of children. It is hugely prevalent in developing countries like Bangladesh.
28 October 2022

Are we validating child marriage through ‘special circumstances’ provision?

Marrying off of female children at an early age is not a new phenomenon in the Indian subcontinent. Due to socio-economic reasons, people very often let their female children marry at such a young age which is not permitted by law.
28 October 2022

Reforms the Child Development Centres need to make

Ensuring liberty of children in the administration of justice is a serious global concern. It was revealed in United Nations Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty 2019 that 410,000 children are deprived of liberty in pre-trial detention and prison every year.
28 October 2022

The A to Z of registering a trademark in Bangladesh

Trademark means the trade name or name, domain name, word, phrase, logo, symbol, color, design, image, slogan, or combination of such elements.
27 October 2022

Bangladesh ranks 127th in WJP Rule of Law Index

Bangladesh has ranked 127th out of 140 nations on the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2022.
26 October 2022

What to do if you have been sacked while on maternity leave

A few months ago, Mita (not her real name), a pregnant garments worker, while giving an interview to a well-known newspaper, mentioned
20 October 2022

Some Reflections on the ICJ’s judgment on preliminary objections in The Gambia v Myanmar

Law Desk (LD): What was your immediate reaction when you first read the ICJ’s judgment on preliminary objections in The Gambia v Myanmar?
20 October 2022

Law students showcase their research skills at the NSU Undergraduate Law Symposium

The Department of Law, North South University, organised a students' research symposium for undergraduate students on Thursday, 13th October 2022.
18 October 2022

Trade Union: The collective voice against workers’ predicament

In our country’s perspective as well as worldwide, formation and joining into trade union is now a recognised right.
6 October 2022

World Non-Violence Day commemorated

To commemorate the 2nd of October International Non-violence Day, Center for the Study of Genocide and Justice (CSGJ), Liberation War Museum organised a youth panel discussion on “Confronting Hate Speech Campaign with the Message of Peace: UN Appeal” on October 1, 2022.
6 October 2022

Stamp duty in an arbitral award

There are two layers of foreign investment protection. The first layer consists of the International Investment Treaties (IITs) in bilateral or multilateral forms facilitating foreign investments to host States with the necessary provisions for promoting and protecting the same.
6 October 2022