Wishes on World Cities Day!

Sustainable Development Goal 11 formulates the ambition to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe,
30 October 2017

From Transition to Transformation

Choices of transitional justice mechanisms have to be sensitive to the practical limits of justice in a society transitioning from military
30 October 2017

Giving people a sense of empowerment

Prashanto Chandra Sen is an Advocate practicing in the Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court for 19 years. His practice
30 October 2017

Public Lecture on 16th Amendment held at DUCSU

The 16th Amendment judgment has been at the centre of public attention throughout the year, as the much debated Amendment empowered parliament to dismiss Supreme Court judges.
29 October 2017

SLAF’s learning session on legal aid held at Jahangirnagar University

On 22 October 2017, the Jahangirnagar University Chapter of Student Legal Aid Forum (SLAF) has organised a learning session titled Government Legal Aid Services: Securing Access to Justice. Held in association with the USAID’s Justice for All Program, the session
25 October 2017

Balancing the energy trilemma

Bangladesh, being a lower middle income country is struggling to balance the energy trilemma and energy
23 October 2017

NO MORE IMPUNITY

Casual indifference to sexual harassment is unacceptable, the head of the United Nations entity mandated to
23 October 2017

Do you even “WORK”?

The Labour Act, 2006 defines a "worker" as “... any person including an apprentice employed in any establishment or
23 October 2017

Your advocate

I am a manager (administration and HR) working at a large garments factory located in Savar. My company has recently announced
23 October 2017

Symposium on tort law judgments held at BILIA

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has recently decided two tort cases, which, given the rarity of tort litigation in Bangladesh, have the potential to be landmark rulings.
22 October 2017

Symposium on recent tort law judgments held at BILIA

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has recently decided two tort cases, which, given the rarity of tort litigation in Bangladesh, have the potential to be landmark rulings.
22 October 2017

BLLSA's "Express Logically Mooting Workshop 2017" held at LCLS-South

With an aim to facilitate the argumentative skill, sophisticated knowledge and leadership ability of law students, Bangladesh Lawyers’ & Law Students’ Association (BLLSA) organised a two-day long mooting
17 October 2017

Catalan independence referendum

Catalonia became the centre of attraction all over the globe when the Spanish region held a referendum on October
9 October 2017

NHRC study report advocates for reform

Having noticed the high incidences of sexual violence in recent times, the National Human Rights Commission of
9 October 2017

THE LACK OF DISSENT IN JUDGMENTS

Despite our biological similarities, all of us are somehow unique; the same goes even for twins who would have
9 October 2017

Say no to nuclear weapons

Achieving global nuclear disarmament is one of the oldest goals of the United Nations. Basically this was the ultimate goal for
25 September 2017

Secularism and the virtue of tolerance

Secularism, as one of our fundamental state policies, was unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly. The Assembly was of the
25 September 2017

On marriage, convenience, rights, and politics

In Bangladesh, family law equals to religious law. Almost all marriages (be it Bangalee or indigenous) are intra-religious, homogenous,
25 September 2017

Democracy for conflict prevention

Democracy provides the natural environment for the protection and effective realisation of human rights. The values of freedom,
18 September 2017

Your Advocate

I have been working for a private company for more than 5 years. Last week, my employer gave me a letter which stated that I was to
18 September 2017