A roadmap to amending the National Human Rights Commission Act 2009
16 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
Youth network launched to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling
4 May 2026, 21:52 PM
Law & Our Rights
Law Review / Reimagining legal aid in Bangladesh
22 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Court Corridor / The writ on banning “Mangal Shobhajatra”
22 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Law Letter / On mental health rights protection in Bangladesh
22 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Law and War / Iran crisis and the nuances of enforcing force majeure clause
10 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
Law Review / Our animal protection laws
10 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
Law Letter / Regulating “visual pollution”
10 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
Law Review / A review of the Commercial Court Ordinance 2026
1 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
Rights Watch / Joli No’udim Hittei?- “Why shouldn’t I resist?”
1 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
Analysing the Draft UN Treaty on business and human rights
Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are active in some of the most dynamic sectors of national economies with the capacity to assert a positive influence in fostering development.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Are internet shutdowns lawful?
The notion of access to internet as a fundamental human right has been growing exponentially.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
In Memory of Professor M. Shah Alam
Professor M. Shah Alam, founding Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Chittagong, and former Chairman (Acting) of the Law Commission of Bangladesh died on 31st August 2020.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
The role of foreign judgements to enrich domestic legal regime
In general, the sources of law are initially either ‘formal source of law’ or ‘material source of law’, one from which a rule of law originates and derives its validity, force and authority and the other from which the same (law) derives the subject matter or content, respectively.
7 September 2020, 18:00 PM
IN MEMORIAM THE LEGENDARY PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Dr M Shah Alam
On 31 August 2020, Bangladesh lost its one of the best legal minds and leading international law scholars, Professor Dr M Shah Alam.
4 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Why Bangladesh should sign Mediation Convention
The United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements resulting from Mediation, also known as the “Singapore Convention on Mediation”,which was adopted on 20 December 2018, applies to international settlement agreements resulting from mediation.
31 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Labour relations during the pandemic
The advantages to be a worker under the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 (as amended up to 2018) is that it allows one to be guided by the provisions of the Act, e.g., conditions of employment and services, right to form and join a trade union, access to labour courts etc.
31 August 2020, 18:00 PM
The beauty of moot court lawyering
Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP) organised a virtual moot court competition on 20-23 August 2020, addressing the issue of constitutional law, dedicated after the name of none else than Prof Shah Alam, one of our greatest law teachers, a constitutionalist,
31 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Declaration of National Alliance to implement SC order on river
On 26 August, 2020, a virtual press conference was organised by the National River Alliance on the implementation of the Supreme Court order of 2019 to protect all rivers. The welcoming remarks were delivered by Sharif Jamil, General Secretary, BAPA.
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM
UNODC Bangladesh organises an Expert Workshop with University Faculty Members: Teaching on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) in collaboration with the Department of law and Department of Criminology of Dhaka University
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM
ELCOP organizes 1st Professor Shah Alam Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition 2020
A moot court competition simulates a court hearing in which the participants get the opportunity to analyse a made-up problem, research the relevant statutes and case laws, prepare written submissions, and present oral submissions before a panel of judges.
27 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Force majeure could be the way out from coronavirus fallout
The whole world is currently in a war against the novel coronavirus, a potential threat to a stable and growing economy.
24 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Challenges to women’s rights during pandemic
Bangladesh, along with rest of the world, has been facing unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
24 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Affidavit in criminal cases must adhere to relevant laws
Section 27(1) of the Nari O Shishu Nirjatan Daman Ain, 2000 and some other criminal laws require ‘affidavit’ to be filed with the complaint petition.
23 August 2020, 18:00 PM
The shocking culture of extra-judicial killings
Extra-judicial killings have allegedly been carried out by our law enforcement agencies for many years now. The law enforcement officials have all along maintained that the deaths in the incidents are results of either ‘gunfight’ or ‘crossfire’ and are not intentional at all.
17 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Copyright protection in literary and artistic works
Copyright law protects the interests of creators by giving them property rights over their creations against those who copy, reproduce or otherwise take or use the form in which the original work was expressed.
17 August 2020, 18:00 PM
August 15: A case against the doctrine of revolutionary legality
Upon the murder of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation, on August 15, 1975, the office of the President of Bangladesh was seized and eventually, the government powers were assumed by the usurpers.
17 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Webinar on ‘Advocacy in Virtual Courts, How Effective for the Litigants’
The Lawyers and Jurists Foundation has given a new facet to the digital world. This platform provides opportunities for an in-depth knowledge of the legal fraternity the various interconnected zones.
16 August 2020, 18:00 PM
BLAST and Tort Law Project host webinar on compensation for road crashes
13 August 2020 marked the 9th death anniversary of filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer Mishuk Munier, and their colleagues who were killed in a gruesome road crash in 2011.
16 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Digitising the NGO Affairs Bureau
In the context of Covid-19 pandemic, it is evident that governments worldwide have to adapt to unconventional methods and ensure the
10 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Local govt polls ‘challenging’, but no lack of effort: CEC
21 May 2026, 15:07 PM
National Election 2026
EC names 23 parties for missing election expense accounts submission deadline
20 May 2026, 00:32 AM
National Election 2026
UN Women raises concern with EC over women’s representation in parliament
17 May 2026, 16:07 PM
National Election 2026
BNP, NCP among 25 political parties yet to submit election expenditure to EC
13 May 2026, 22:01 PM
National Election 2026