There is every reason to devote public resources to strengthen (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) MSMEs in any country. The MSMEs generate most of the employment opportunities in any country.

After the rebound of the economy in Bangladesh, now the businesses are gaining momentum. In the law firms of Bangladesh, we are witnessing an increase of contract making to pursue different kinds of business.

On April, 2019, a Bangla newspaper published a report regarding a ‘100-year old’ woman who had been wandering the court for 18 years in search of justice in a case against her under the Arms Act 1878.

Violence against women is a common phenomenon worldwide, which occurs both inside and outside the home. Domestic Violence (DV) is a form of violence that may occur against any family member at home.

Mro community from Bandarban now faces daunting challenges of loss of ancestral land and forced urbanisation. People of this community are protesting the construction of a five-star hotel and tourist spot namely, “Marriott Hotel and Amusement Park” in the Chimbuk area of Bandarban.

In February 2019, the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh delivered a landmark decision granting all rivers with ‘legal personhood,’ declaring all rivers in Bangladesh to have legal protection.

On November 8, 2020, in a landmark verdict, the High Court Division upheld five years’ imprisonment of a convict,

World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has released Global Innovation Index (GII) on September 2, 2020 in which Bangladesh ranks 116th on overall innovation indicators among 131 economies.

On Wednesday, 11 November 2020, the bi-lingual English-Bangla translation of the 2019 landmark HCD judgment recognising rivers as legal personalities was launched.

The Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) is a tax agreement signed between two countries for resolving the issues regarding taxability of income and to help the taxpayers to avoid payment of income tax twice on the same income,

Ombudsman is a nonpartisan independent official outside the bureaucracy, who is vested with the power to detect administrative lapses and faults, investigate, recommend corrective measures, issue reports, among others.

All individuals as citizens of any country have the right to seek and receive information held by government (except those concerning national security) and private authorities with a view to ensuring transparency.

Recently, a child bride’s death in Bangladesh has stirred the whole country and brought the issue of marital rape or marital sexual abuse to the forefront.

Constitution is supposed to stand against the uncertainty in the political life in the state of nature, and it contradicts the ‘hereditary’ or ‘might is right’ order of monarchy, it denies – benevolent or not so – dictatorship or military takeover.

Section 375 of Penal Code 1860 starts with an expression (‘a man is said to commit rape … with women’) implying that rape can only be performed by a ‘man’ on a ‘woman’.

To celebrate this year's Constitution Day, the Network for the International Law Students (NILS) Bangladesh organised the ‘Constitution Day Dialogue on Bangladesh Constitution and Human Rights: How they interface’. The Dialogue was held at 7.30 P.M on 4th November 2020 through Facebook Live.

Any change in the the society demands a change in the law; by the same token, the advancement in influencer marketing also demands an imposition of regulations and laws.

Trade secrets are a part of a company’s Intellectual Property (IP). The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) is the first multilateral agreement on trade secrets that requires trade secrets known as undisclosed information to be protected from unfair practices.

The Institute of Public Health, a national institute under the Director General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, issued a notice signed by its Director on October 29.

Parliament claims to be the most representative branch of a state and marks itself as a safety valve against democratic failure and authoritarian take over.