Main features of the Deposit Protection Bill 2020

Repealing the Bank Deposit Insurance Ordinance 1984 with certain modifications, the Bank Deposit Insurance Act, 2000 was enacted.
16 March 2020

International Day of Action for Rivers

March 14 is observed annually as the International Day of Action for Rivers. This observance was initiated in 1998 by International Rivers,
16 March 2020

The hazards of (extensive) trial by bureaucrats

The recent apparently appalling arrest of Dhaka Tribune journalist, Mr Ariful Islam has been the talk of the town.
16 March 2020

Why does women’s day still matter?

Women’s Rights in Review: 25 years after Beijing is a report that calls for greater parity and justice and looks at how the landmark gender equality plan, the Beijing Platform for Action, is being implemented all over the world.
9 March 2020

Landmark judgments on women rights

In the past two decades, the apex court of Bangladesh has made significant strides in addressing issues pertaining to the rights of women.
9 March 2020

Language is a vehicle that often carries sexism and misogyny

Dr. Faustina Pereira is a human rights lawyer, scholar, and a gender and development specialist.
9 March 2020

IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference, 2020 held in Indonesia

IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Network is a platform for IP researchers to share and discuss their papers and works-in-progress with other academics, practitioners, and policy makers.
8 March 2020

EWU holds lecture on International Criminal Law

A lecture titled “International Criminal Law: Foundation, Development and Future” was held on February 26, 2020 at SM Nousher Ali Lecture Gallery, East West University.
8 March 2020

Legal implications of ‘Master Plan’

A master plan or a development plan or a town plan can be denoted as a general plan for the future layout of a city showing both the existing and proposed streets or roads, open spaces, public buildings etc.
2 March 2020

For effective management of medical waste

Medical wastes have been the reason of thousands of deaths around the world.
2 March 2020

Sustaining all life on Earth

Wildlife includes all living organisms - plants and animals - that make up the world’s biodiversity.
2 March 2020

To prevent import-export of counterfeited products

In the context of emerging economic order, the need to introduce a legal system to adopt Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) has been a timely demand.
2 March 2020

Membership in international sporting bodies and statehood

In the case of Reference re Secession of Quebec, the Supreme Court of Canada observes that “the viability of a would-be state in the international community depends, as a practical matter, upon recognition by other states”.
24 February 2020

To reduce the inequalities gap

For the United Nations, the pursuit of social justice for all is at the core of the global mission to promote development and human dignity.
24 February 2020

Protecting migratory species

Many animals – including birds, fish and mammals – migrate along set routes in search of food or breeding grounds.
24 February 2020

What is next in The Gambia v Myanmar?

On 23 January 2020, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Gambia v. Myanmar delivered its order upholding The Gambia’s request for provisional measures.
24 February 2020

Ten different branches of Bangladesh Police

The infographic below features ten different branches of Bangladesh Police, their work responsibilities, and jurisdictional areas.
24 February 2020

Analysing the draft Bangladesh Maritime Zones Act

The term ‘areas beyond national jurisdiction’ (ABNJ) refers to maritime zone where no littoral state has any obligation for management. Put more simply, approximately two thirds of the high sea of world’s ocean fit within this term.
17 February 2020

The significance of legal knowledge

Law encompasses every sphere of life and society. So, knowledge of law is indispensable for every citizens of a country.
17 February 2020

The legal challenges of intellectual property protection for data

Data is the primary building block of the digital economy. Data is, therefore, logically termed as ‘new oil’ and ‘infrastructure’ of digital economy.
17 February 2020