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Maj Gen Abul Manzur murder case: CID submits supplementary charge sheet
Criminal Investigation Department has submitted a supplementary charge sheet in the Maj Gen Abul Manzur murder case where they found nothing new in the further investigation for the last seven years.
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HC directs Chandpur tribunal to send minor, her daughter, back to her husband
The High Court today directed the Nari O Shishu Nirjaton Daman Tribunal of Chandpur to send a 17-year-old girl and her two-and-a-half-month-old daughter from a safe home in Tongi to her husband Kamal Uddin.
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Bangladesh should recognise the right to vote as a fundamental right in its Constitution
Kawser Ahmed (KA): If you check the 2nd Cycle UPR report of Bangladesh, you will find that death penalty was reported to have been restricted to most serious and heinous crimes.
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To understand Company Law thoroughly
Lectures on Company Law by Mohammad Towhidul Islam, PhD is the amalgamation of his lecture notes which he had prepared in the course of his teaching the subject during the early years of his career.
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Workplace death and injuries in 2020
A 2020 report by Bangladesh Institute on Labour Studies shows that 729 workers suffered from workplace death of which 384 were employed in the transport sector, 84 in construction sector and 67 in agriculture.
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Regulatory responses to COVID-19 in Bangladesh
The COVID-19 pandemic posed unprecedented challenges across all aspects of public and private life all over the world, including Bangladesh.
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Notable Supreme Court Pronouncements of 2020
This write-up compiles notable pronouncements of the Appellate Division (AD) and the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh from 2020.
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LAWS PASSED IN BANGLADESH (2020)
"The Parliament sat for 4 sessions since the COVID-19 outbreak and a total of 10 sessions in 2020. Despite the limitations, a significant number of laws and amendments were passed. A total of 27 Acts were passed, of which 8 were amendments. This infographic highlights some of the significant laws passed in 2020."
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Vaccination is health right not a privilege
Bangladesh’s Globe Biotech is the only company, globally, to be listed with three vaccine candidates – DNA plasmid vaccine, Adenovirus Type 5 Vector and D614G variant LNP-encapsulated mRNA and other companies have one or two varieties.
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The dynamics of Rohingya relocation under ‘internal relocation alternative’
Internal relocation alternative is one of the doctrines recently developed to determine refugee or asylum seeker status in a host country. It basically examines whether the asylum seeker has exhausted all his opportunities of relocation in his country of origin during status seeking.
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Revisiting the discourse of gendering crime
Laws are meant to regulate the behavior of human beings with the conformity of equality, equity, fairness and justice.
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2nd International law Fest 2020 organised by NILS Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Chapter of the Network for International Law Students (NILS) with the event support of Liberation War Museum organised the 2nd International Law Fest 2020 from 17 to 19 December 2020.
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Making sense of the MPs’ Constituency Works
How problematic the constituency activities of our MPs may appear, parliament members’ constituency work is considered necessary in all types of representative democracies. Professor Philip Norton of the UK House of Lords has outlined at least seven aspects of the MPs’ constituency work.
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On gratuity scheme and associated income tax benefits
I work in the Human Recourse Department of a reputed multinational company. I am not very informed about the gratuity scheme and associated income tax benefits, as I hear different opinions from within my peer group. We would appreciate if you can enlighten us on the matter.
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An analysis on the draft NRCC Act 2020
The National River Conservation Commission recently published the Draft National River Conservation Commission Act 2020 soliciting opinions on the Bill.
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Professor M Rafiqul Islam becomes Professor Emeritus of Macquarie University
Professor M Rafiqul Islam has been declared a Professor Emeritus of Macquarie University at its 498th Council Meeting held on 10 December, 2020.
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Protecting migrant workers during pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic posed a significant threat to the migrant workers all around the world. Migrant workers from Bangladesh, among others, were one of the worst sufferers.
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Agonising condition of our migrant workers
International Migrant Workers Rights Day is globally observed on 18 December. Migration is an impactful term drawing increasing attention across the world.
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BRACU Law School & Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division organises legislative research workshop
School of Law, BRAC University in collaboration with the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs division, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh jointly organised the workshop titled ‘Legislative Research for Identification of Discriminatory Provisions in Existing Laws of Bangladesh’ held on 12 December, 2020 at BCDM Savar.
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Interpreting Discrimination in the Constitutional context of Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, there is a prevalent common perception that unjust or unequal treatment results in discrimination. For example, the High Court Division in the HRPB v. Jatiyo Sangsad [67 DLR (2015) 191] held that section 32Ka of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, 2004 was discriminatory because it created unjust classification (Para 26).
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Proper implementation of law is needed
NETZ Partnership for Development and Justice, along with it partner organisations We Can and DASCOH Foundation jointly organised a Policy Dialogue with relevant public authorities on the progress and obstacles of the implementation of law on 08 December at CIRDAP Auditorium, Dhaka under the project titled Strengthened Civil Society Protects and Promotes Women’s Rights supported by the European Union.
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Moral Policing in Bangladesh: legal implications
Moral policing is when someone imposes their subjective standards and ideas of ethics and morality on other people and prevents them from exercising their civil liberty.
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Sunset Clause: The death of a legislation
Sunset clause is a legal provision which provides for automatic disposition of any law or agency or government programme unless extended. It is considered as an important part of temporary legislation.
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JICA and JATI jointly organise an online seminar on case management
Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI) jointly organised a seminar on case management on November 30, 2020 to generate knowledge about case management in the civil courts among the judicial officers of Bangladesh.
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Human rights during pandemic
Health is a human right and not a privilege. Human rights are fundamentally linked to global health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 continues to grow at a rapid pace worldwide.
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Proper implementation of law is needed to stop child marriage and domestic violence
NETZ Partnership for Development and Justice, along with it partner organisations We Can and DASCOH Foundation jointly organised a Policy Dialogue with relevant public authorities
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The belief that NHRC carries the voice of the masses has been shaken
Law Desk (LD): How would you evaluate the overall situation of human rights compliance in Bangladesh right now?
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The long overdue menstrual leave
Our country is far away from legislating provisions concerning menstrual leave.
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Interpreting the tenure of life imprisonment
The Supreme Court (SC) on December 1 delivered its verdict in the review petition of the Ataur Mridha case (Criminal Review Petition 82/2017). In the short order, it sought to clear the confusion that arose following its verdict in 2017 on the tenure of life imprisonment.
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Bangladesh needs MSME law instead of SME policy
There is every reason to devote public resources to strengthen (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) MSMEs in any country. The MSMEs generate most of the employment opportunities in any country.
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