2017 has been a remarkable year for the higher judiciary of Bangladesh. While legal scholars dissect, analyse and

Present Muslim divorce Laws in Bangladesh allow husbands to pronounce divorce unilaterally. The only restriction imposed on this unilateral exercise of power is to serve notice to the wife according to section 7 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance

My paternal uncle passed away recently, he and I shared a very close relationship and he always took keen interest in my life and wellbeing.

Rohingyas are now the world's most persecuted community. World powers and rights advocates however struggle hard in finding an appropriate terminology for the persecution.

Solidarity is identified in the Millennium Declaration as one of the fundamental values of international relations in the 21st Century.

Bangladesh is a densely populated country and generally most of the industries of this country are situated in the midst of residential

Rejecting the proposals for the formation of 2 (two) new commercial banks in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Bank has indicated that the

Many may say that the way the out-going Chief Justice Sinha has resigned from his office may have saved our highest court from a

The nine-month long war of liberation was fought in 1971 to defend, among others, people's rights, liberty and freedom. One of the

Human Rights Day falls on 10 December every year, the day when, back in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – the

This year's commemoration of Human Rights Day marks the beginning of a year-long celebration of seven decades since the adoption

The contemporary development of technology has changed lives in many ways. A new interconnected space called cyberspace has

The World Human Rights Day that bears also special significance for Bangladesh which is an outcome of one of the human rights, i.e.

Dhaka University Moot Court Society (DUMCS), the pioneer mooting institutionorganisation in the country, in collaboration with Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), organised the Anti Corruption Moot Court Competition from December 7-9, 2017 at the University of Dhaka (DU). Law students from 16 different public and private

East West University (EWU) Law Club organised a seminar titled 'A face-off worth remembering: The Consideration of Initial State Party Report of Bangladesh on the ICCPR' on the 30 November

On 3 December 2017, the High Court Division (HCD) awarded Tareque Masud's family Tk 4.6 crores in damages

Community policing is an approach that permits the police and community to work closely together in order to solve

The 9th of December is globally celebrated as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of

With an aim to collect the narratives of atrocity that the Rohingya people started facing after the 25th of August,

On Thursday, November 30, 2017, Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) organised a symposium titled “Critically Examining the Artha Rin Adalat Ain”to address this perceived unfairness in the law. Papers were presented by Barrister Tapas Kanti Baul, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh and Prosecutor at the International Crimes Tribunal and Ms. Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh and Research Assistant (Law), BILIA, respectively.