Recently, in a ground-breaking and precedent setting judgment, the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh declared that the river Turag and all other rivers flowing throughout the country are ‘living entities’ with legal personalities.

Gambling encompasses various concepts like wagering, betting, gaming etc. in different jurisdictions, but it essentially refers to a transaction of staking money or something of value on an event whose outcome is not within the control of the person. The predominant moral values of Bangladesh (which may or may not be rooted in religious perceptions) disapprove of gambling activities and the same is reflected in its laws.

Corroboration rule in rape cases has mostly evolved in the sub-continent including in Bangladesh as a rule of prudence as opposed to one of law. It implies that the solitary evidence of the alleged victim cannot be accepted as sufficient, rather it requires corroboration

The Small Cause Courts Act 1887 was brought to regulate small issues and matters by the assigned courts. It is no doubt that the law was brought with the purpose of resolving disputes of small nature in a convenient manner.

Over the past few months, Bangladesh has been passing an anxious situation. Banani FR Tower and Gulshan DNCC Market fire

On 10 June, 2010, the High Court Division(HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh ordered the government formed probe

The European Parliament recently approved the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, popularly referred to as EU Copyright Directive.

On 16th March 2018, we have come to know that Bangladesh has attained all three criteria (Gross National Income, Human Assets Index and Economic Vulnerability Index) for graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) group to developing one. Bangladesh has set a goal to establish itself as a middle-income country by 2021 and a developed and prosperous country by 2041. Until today, being an

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

With the increasing emphasis on human rights and notion of restorative justice, awarding compensation to crime victims is being utilised in furtherance of more effective and compassionate criminal justice in

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.

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

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

No one would deny the need for punishments as a consequence of offences. Thereby, the compromise of certain rights in case of

The object of criminal justice system is to punish the wrongdoer and thereby to ensure justice for the victim. When any person comes

At present, Labour Courts in Bangladesh are functioning under the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006. According to this Act, the Labour

Film is often defined as a form of language. It is a form of language which is an essence of inspiration to some and to some it is a

The independence of the Judiciary is one of the basic structures of our Constitution. The development of democratic

Speaking in mother tongue and making the use of mother tongue in all levels thereby turns to be as of the fundamental right of a nation. There is a long history of thousand years behind the establishment of ‘Bangla’ language.

Torture is prohibited in many international instruments. As for example, article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 and article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 prohibit torture and cruel or inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment.