Sand is an important natural resource of our country. Proper use of sand after extraction from the quarry can contribute to economic growth and help in reducing poverty as it can create the employment opportunity to some extent.

The number of divorce is increasing in Bangladesh. In 2011, 2,864 notices were issued in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).

Law Desk (LD): Last year was eventful. The enactment of the Child Marriage Act widened a new dimension of discourse on conceptualising the fate of the women (specially girl children) in Bangladesh. Please share your thoughts and observation on it.

Discrimination continues to undermine efforts to achieve a more just and equitable world and causes pain and suffering for many.

'Female Migrant Workers' means women who move to another country in order to find seasonal or temporary employments. In today's

This week Your Advocate is Barrister Omar Khan Joy, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is the head of the chambers of a

Right to information has been the foundational basis of all rights. The UN General Assembly declared this right during its very first

Enforcement of Contract' is a very important regime of the Ease of Doing Business Ranking of the World Bank held every year. In 2018,

International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and

LAND Law: Texts, Cases & Materials by Dr. Mohammad Towhidul Islam, Professor of Law at University of Dhaka, is the reflection of the

In the post World War I era, self-determination emerged as a purely political concept and not as a norm of international law.

Eastern University wins the Bangladesh National Round, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, 2018 and BRAC

Due to limitless potentials and government's patronisation in line with the vision of 'Digital Bangladesh', burgeoning scale of ICT-

After the Zia Orphanage Trust decision, many see the end of eventful political career of ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia where she has

On 5 February, 2018 a daylong conference was held on “Framing Perspectives: Re-thinking Human Rights in the Digital Age” at GDLN Centre, BRAC University (BRACU).

Reflecting deep-rooted inequality between the sexes, and constituting an extreme form of discrimination against women and girls,

Threatening and causing of physical injury, incidents of medical negligence, malpractice by lawyers, defamation by libel or slander,

Ann Stewart is a Professor of Law at the University of Warwick. She researches and teaches in the area of gender and law with a

Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and UN Women (UNW) jointly organised a National Symposium on 29-30 January 2018, to further the development of a National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). The NAP, which will include time-bound goals for the advancement of women's participation and rights, with indicators to measure success, is being developed by a working group of eight Government ministries and divisions led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In the global information economy, personal data have become the fuel driving much of current online activity. Every