Bangladesh has entered a new phase in its digital governance story with two Ordinances, namely, The Personal Data Protection Ordinance 2025 (PDPO) and the National Data Management Ordinance 2025 (NDMO). Their appearance, almost devoid of public discussion, invites reflection: are we witnessing the long-delayed codification of digital rights, or the rise of a data-centric State?

A “guardian” is someone who takes care of a child, looks after the child’s property, or both, according to Section 4(2) of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890. However, under Muslim law, guardianship is divided into two types based on function: Waliyat alal Nafs and Waliyat alal Mal.

The S Alam group has recently lodged an arbitration claim against Bangladesh at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). This event is significant for our investment law regime. The claim was made under one of our older Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) with Singapore from 2004.

The recent Farmgate tragedy, in which a man lost his life after being struck by a bearing pad falling from the Metrorail infrastructure, comes as a timely reminder of how public safety is too often sacrificed to negligence.

Around the world, many people are forced to leave their houses, country of origin and cross borders to find dignity and safety from conflict, persecution and gross violation of human rights.

In our country, land-related disputes and fraudulent practices have become very common. Such fraudulent practices not only deprive individuals of their legitimate ownership of property but also erode public confidence in the legal and administrative system. Safeguarding the people against such activities are therefore both a legal and ethical imperative.

Care work consists of two overlapping activities: direct, personal and relational care activities, such as feeding a baby or nursing an ill partner; and indirect care activities, such as cooking and cleaning.

Rajshahi University has been thrown into turmoil. Following the anti-discrimination movement in Bangladesh last year, Rajshahi University cancelled the ward quota, which paved the way for easy undergraduate admission for the children of academic and administrative staff.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising human functions across different industries.

Every year, thousands of families from coastal districts such as Bhola, Satkhira, Barguna, and Khulna are forced to abandon their homes not because of war or persecution, but because of rising tides, eroding riverbanks, and increasingly violent cyclones.

In the crucible of Bangladesh’s political evolution, the July National Charter 2025 has emerged as a transformative document- one that seeks to fundamentally recalibrate the nation’s democratic architecture.

The ship-breaking industry in Bangladesh has been a source of national pride for decades, and it has also been potential source of environmental disaster too at the same time.

Climate change is acknowledged as a critical factor in human migration around the world. It causes a significant amount of displacement in countries like Bangladesh.

Recently, a local café in Pakistan named Sattar Buksh, known for its branding, which resembled that of the global coffee giant Starbucks, has been making headlines for “winning a trademark battle” against the corporate giant. However, the dispute never actually made its way to court.

One of the enduring maledictions that plagues Bangladesh is bribery and corruption, which is prevalent across sectors, including our judiciary.

Bangladesh has recently introduced section 46A to the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1898, a reform aimed at ensuring transparency, accountability, and fundamental fairness during the process of arrest.

The Bay of Bengal, central to the nation’s “Blue Economy” ambitions, is a zone of immense opportunity.

Battery-run rickshaws are the blind spot for the laws governing the streets in Bangladesh, and we might be suffering all the more for it. In this piece, I will attempt to discuss the relevant legal framework and give my views on what ought to be done.

Few areas of law are as labyrinthine as Company Law, where intricate rules on formation, governance, and finance demand both precision and insight.

Bangladesh has missed the critical deadline to implement the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (HKC 2009), which it ratified in June 2023, but enforcement is still pending as of June 2025.