Mainstreaming human rights in business to protect workers’ rights

A study led by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) revealed that more than 3,50,000 workers in the RMG sector have lost their jobs during Covid-19 pandemic while most of the workers have been laid off without proper compensation.
3 May 2021

The Book about Bangladesh

When everything surrounding is so grey and gloomy due to the pandemic, publication of the book, ‘Bangladesh and International Law’ (Routledge 2021) edited by Professor Mohammad Shahabuddin, brought some colors of joy, pride, and excitement among the Bangladeshi law scholars who take some sort of interest in international law.
3 May 2021

ACTIONISTS organises webinar on preventing sexual harassment

In observance of ‘Sexual Harassment Awareness Month’, ACTIONISTS organised its 17th episode of the “Dialogue for Action” series on April 29, 2021. The topic of the webinar was “Prevention of Sexual Harassment in Bangladesh: Socio-legal Perspectives”.
30 April 2021

Discussion on Freedom of Speech hosted by Mazeltov

A discussion was held on the philosophy of Freedom of Speech and how young law professionals and academics from the United Kingdom,
30 April 2021

Mainstreaming human rights in business to protect workers’ rights

A study led by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) revealed that more than 3,50,000 workers in the RMG sector have lost their jobs during Covid-19 pandemic while most of the workers have been laid off without proper compensation.
30 April 2021

Plagiarism: A serious ethical infraction

Plagiarism, despite being a problem with old origins, is making news anew. So to start our discussion, we first need to know what plagiarism is.
26 April 2021

Acute need to have organisatonal IP strategies

Intellectual Property is one of the most valuable assets to a business that has the potential to enormously maximise the value of it.
26 April 2021

Access to vaccines and strengthening public health systems

On 19 April 2021, The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) has launched its Comprehensive study on the impact of COVID-19 on the LDC category, prepared at the request of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
26 April 2021

Protection of IP rights in Bangladesh with special reference to SMEs

Intellectual property (IP) refers to ideas of human intellect embodied in physical objects.
26 April 2021

Lessons from the Derek Chauvin Trial

Derek Chauvin Trial has shown us the importance of ensuring racial justice. A cop is not beyond the law when he commits a crime.
24 April 2021

Workshop on the aftermath of sexual assault

On 22nd April 2021 the Resistance hosted their first-ever live virtual workshop titled 'Sexual Assault: The Aftermath'.
23 April 2021

Towards a rights-based approach to healthcare

The International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights 1966 affirms the enjoyment of highest attainable standard of health as one of
23 April 2021

Violence against healthcare professionals

The whole world is fighting against an unknown enemy which has turned into a global pandemic unlike any of the past. The COVID-19 virus has
21 April 2021

The right to repair: A solution to the problem of E-waste generation

“Consumerism” refers to a set of practices or ideas that encourage the sustained purchasing of goods and services in ever increasing amounts.
19 April 2021

Urgency of compulsory motor vehicles insurance in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, owners of motor vehicles need to take insurance policy that expires in one year as a non-life policy that costs different amount for different types of vehicles.
19 April 2021

Bangladesh needs to address domestic violence against women to achieve SDGs

In 2015, UN member of States adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for transforming the world into a place that is free from poverty, inequality, violence, and manmade natural disasters for the current and future generations and set out a 15-year long plan to achieve the goals.
19 April 2021

Dhaka University at the 14th Price Media Law Moot Court Competition: Reflections and Outcomes

Inaugurated in 2008, the Price Media Law Moot Court Programme was established by the Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy (PCMPLP),
18 April 2021

Analysing the Judgment of Competition Commission on collusion for monopoly

The Competition Commission (CC), Bangladesh in a suo moto rule warned Viqarunnisa Noon school (VNS) authorities and imposed a financial penalty of Tk 79,897 on Chowdhury Enterprise for a contract to supply uniforms to students of VNS by violating section 15 (1) of Competition Act 2012. This clause prohibits the collusion for purchase, sell, and bid manipulation etc.
12 April 2021

Bangladesh: The most preferable investment destination in the world

Bangladesh is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Its economy has been growing steadily at the rate of above 6.5% on average over a decade and thus has transformed the country into a land of opportunities.
12 April 2021

What does the Quran say regarding polygamy?

It was not Islam that had initiated polygamy rather polygamy was the widespread customary practice in pre-Islamic Arabia which continued in the later ages by distorting the actual revelation of the Quran.
12 April 2021