To make village courts effective

In rural Bangladesh, conflict management has been apparent over the years. The Village Courts Act of 2006, which replaced and updated the Village Courts Act of 1976, provides for the establishment of a court in every Union Council.
18 September 2017

On legal position of triple talaq in Bangladesh

The Supreme Court of India, by a majority decision of 3:2, has pronounced the Muslim practice of instant triple talaq unconstitutional as it is violative of several provisions of the Constitution of India.
18 September 2017

DUMCS hosts the 7th Inter Year Moot Court Competition

Dhaka University Moot Court Society (DUMCS), the pioneer organisation in mooting in Bangladesh recently organised
16 September 2017

UN Day for south-south cooperation 2017

The world has undergone a major economic and political transformation in the last two decades. The changes, particularly in the
11 September 2017

Shamble state of Rohingya children

There was an image of persons carrying dead bodies of Rohingya children appearing in the front page of Prothom
11 September 2017

The maintenance of parents Act and Garos

In order to ensure maintenance of aged parents by the sons and daughters, the legislature enacted a law named
11 September 2017

“A judicial intervention had to be sought”

Law Desk (LD): Recently you have filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the High Court Division challenging some
11 September 2017

Challenges for the existing filial laws

Bangladesh, being known as one of the most densely populated country in Asia, with its traditional socio-cultural structure and religious values has persistently fostered the family system.
4 September 2017

Case diary: Mirror of investigation

A case diary is written as the investigation progresses. The case diary is prepared by the responsible police officer in course of investigation.
4 September 2017

Combating climate change impacts

While the climate change is already understood as an economic and environmental problem, the tendency to view this phenomenon through the lens of human rights implications has been little. Recently the trend has changed.
4 September 2017

Standing by the vulnerable

Charity, like the notions of volunteerism and philanthropy, contributes to the creation of inclusive and more resilient societies.
4 September 2017

Symposium on law, politics and judicialisation held at BILIA

There has been widespread debate about the recent verdict by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh which upheld the High Court Division’s 2016
29 August 2017

AKHLAQ UR-RAHMAN CHOUDHURY: The First Bangladesh-origin British Justice

The heart of every Bangladeshi swells with pride, even though someone residing miles away from the country brings glory to the nation with their exceptional feat.
28 August 2017

your advocate

This week Your Advocate is Barrister Omar Khan Joy, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is the head of the chambers of a
28 August 2017

Enforced disappearance

Enforced disappearance has frequently been used as a strategy to spread terror within the society.
28 August 2017

‘International law is something more than a problem-solving tool'

Dr. Mohammad Shahabuddin is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, UK. He was the founder
28 August 2017

Public lecture on the implementation of SDGs in the developing countries held at DU

A public lecture on the Implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Developing Countries: Challenges for Institutional Framework,
28 August 2017

Forestalling cyber crimes through digital security

In the modern age of internet connectivity, cyber crime has become a very burning issue because the world is becoming digitalised day by day
26 August 2017

Call for a participatory and inclusive reform of labour laws

Labour law experts, employers and trade unionists urged the government of Bangladesh to
23 August 2017

Remembering the dark history

Ignorance or concealment of major historical events constitutes an obstacle to mutual understanding, reconciliation
21 August 2017