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Legal mechanism to control air pollution
Over the past two years, Dhaka has been among the top five cities of the world in terms of pollution. According to the Environmental
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ELCOP's first signature lecture held in DU
Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP), established in 1999, is a voluntary, non-profitable, non-political, non-
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World Book and Copyright Day 2019
April 23 marks the anniversary of the birth or death of a range of well-known writers, including Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Maurice
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The aftermath of Assange's arrest
The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested on April 11, 2019 from the embassy of Ecuador in London where he had been
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SPIYCE human rights fact-finding training
Empowerment through law of the Common People (ELCOP), a human rights NGO in Dhaka, organised the Human Rights Fact-Finding
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Your Advocate
I am Rubaba Khatun, HR of a Multinational Company of Dhaka. I am writing regarding one of the deceased employees of our company.
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The effectiveness of environment courts
The Environment Court Act 2010 was passed with a view to ensuring the expedited disposal of environmental cases.To that end,
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Against the archaic definition of “rape”
The existing Penal Code of 1860 that was promulgated during the British colonial era is mostly unchanged and archaic ever after 159 years of its adoption.
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The admissibility of Saif Gaddafi case in ICC
On 5 April 2019, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), by majority, rejected the admissibility challenge presented by the Defence of Mr. Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi.
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Outside the scope of labour law
Section 2 of Bangladesh's Labour Act 2006 identifies certain institutions that would not fall within the purview of this law. The list
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Enforcing fire safety requirements
Over the past few months, Bangladesh has been passing an anxious situation. Banani FR Tower and Gulshan DNCC Market fire
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To strengthen government litigation service
The Judiciary is one of the most functioning organs of a State. Hence, litigation management is inseparable part of the Judiciary.
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Model Law Commission to be organised by SCLS
Society for Critical Legal Studies (SCLS), a study circle based on Faculty of Law, University of Chittagong is going to host country's
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Operation Searchlight in the national self-determination narrative
In international law, the self determination narrative of Bangladesh stands as an exception (especially considering this to be the only
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Trials of international crimes in national courts
The book under review is the first of its kind which objectively “examines the quest of Bangladesh for transition from its violent past
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THE TRIAL OF 1971 GENOCIDE: Reflection on ICTBD
Yesterday marked the 3rd National Genocide Day of Bangladesh. On 25 March 1971 late night, the Pakistan Occupation Army started
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BLAST holds seminar on ‘The Rise of Constitutional Torts in South Asia’
On 13 March, 2019, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) organised a seminar on ‘The Rise of Constitutional Torts South Asia’ at the BILIA auditorium.
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Is the 1972 scheme of parliamentary system dead?
History of our parliaments is full of frequent ups and downs.
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Ainer Vab O Ovab
Ainer Vab O Ovab (the art and inert of laws), authored by Dr. S M Masum Billah, is one of those books that you should not judge by its cover. The gloomy looking,
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Three dimensions of access to justice for achieving SDGs
Goal sixteen of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pledges 'ensuring access to justice for all' as a target to be achieved.
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Does culture and tradition always undermine women's human rights?
The (in) compatibility of women's human rights and custom, culture and tradition is one of the contested areas where women's rights
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Positive discrimination can ensure gender balance
Professor Dr. Shahnaz Huda has been teaching law at the University of Dhaka since 1989, specialising in personal and comparative
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MENSTRUATION HYGIENE MANAGEMENT
Menstruation is painful, socially awkward, quite expensive and most of the time very problematic to manage for the girls and women
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11th Parliament: Rays of hope for the committee system
Thomas Brackett Reed, once the minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives branded the parliamentary committees as “the eye, the hand and the brain” of the legislature.
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Low wages affect basic amenities of workers
The economy of Bangladesh is booming due to massive profits the RMG industry is making in Bangladesh. According to the latest figures from the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), the RMG sector contributed USD 30.61 billion, or 83.49 percent, to Bangladesh's total exports of USD 36.66 billion, during the last fiscal year of 2017-18.
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Shifting the paradigm of loan defaulter's liability
This is a crucial time in Bangladesh to find out the ways to reduce the default loan in the banking system, in a scenario where the amount of default loan is above 99 thousand crore taka only in 2018. All the stakeholders including the new Government of Bangladesh are searching ways to reduce this default loan. In this writing, I am trying to find out the way of reducing default loans through shifting the paradigm of liability of the defaulter from civil to criminal liability.
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MAKING BANGLADESH AN ATTRACTIVE FDI DESTINATION : Challenges and options
FDIs have two competing interests: economic development for host states and profit maximisation for foreign investors. It is the lure
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Fire incidents and our negligence
On 10 June, 2010, the High Court Division(HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh ordered the government formed probe
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University of Dhaka, the national champion of Jessup 2019
From the 31 participating teams, University of Dhaka emerged as the champion of Jessup Bangladesh 2019, and Eastern University as the runner-up team.
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Towards creating an indigenous legal corpus in Bangla
Arif Khan is an Advocate at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He studied law from the University of Dhaka. He is one of the co-founders of Reading Club, a Dhaka University based platform for enthusiastic readers and young scholars.
