Ali Mashraf

Jalal Uddin Mia and others v Alhaj Abdul Awal and others: The High Court Division’s bold effort to curb frivolous litigations

In Jalal Uddin Mia and others v Alhaj Abdul Awal and others (Civil Revision No. 5150/2005), the High Court Division’s single bench comprising Md. Ashraful Kamal J came down heavily on litigants filing frivolous litigations without any cause of action. Initially, the petitioners filed Title Suit No.

1y ago

The notable decisions held last year at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh

This write-up curates the notable pronouncements of the Appellate Division (AD) and the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in 2021.

2y ago

The notable Supreme Court decisions held last year

This write-up curates the notable pronouncements of the Appellate Division (AD) and the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in 2021.

2y ago

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.

3y ago

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.

4y ago

Dhaka University wins the BIAC Arbitration Contest

Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC), for the first time in the history of Bangladesh, organised an Inter University Arbitration Contest from September to October 2020.

4y ago

Jonny’s custodial death case: Lessons learned from the verdict

On September 9, the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court passed the first-ever verdict under the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013 for the custodial death of one Ishtiaque Hossain Jonny.

4y ago

To ensure effective operation of Virtual Courts

Bangladesh ushered in a new era in its judicial system last week with the enactment of the ‘Usage of Information and Communication Technology by Court Ordinance, 2020’ (the Ordinance).

4y ago
June 4, 2019
June 4, 2019

Landmark environmental law verdicts

While our higher judiciary has no original jurisdiction on environment matters, its writ jurisdiction has been frequently invoked in the

May 7, 2019
May 7, 2019

DU competes Media Law Moot Court in Oxford

The Price Media Law Moot Court Programme established by the Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, is the largest mooting competition in the field of international media law.

January 1, 2019
January 1, 2019

Notable Supreme Court decisions of 2018

2018 has been significant for the apex judiciary of Bangladesh. As 2019 approaches and legal scholars dissect and analyse the verdicts laid down by both the divisions of the Apex Court, this write-up aims to highlight some of the most talked about verdicts of the year.

December 13, 2018
December 13, 2018

Discussion on ‘Legal Academia and Pro-bono Culture’ held at DU

The Centre for Advanced Legal Studies (CALS), University of Dhaka (DU), in collaboration with iProbono, hosted a Discussion Session on ‘Legal Academia

November 6, 2018
November 6, 2018

19th HRSS held

Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP) organised its internationally recognised and much acclaimed annual event – the 19th Human Rights Summer School (HRSS) from October 13-23, 2018, at Proshika, HRDC, Koitta, Manikganj.

April 3, 2018
April 3, 2018

Dhaka University emerges as runner-up

A team representing Dhaka University (DU) created history in India after bagging the runner-up title at the 8th Justice P.N. Bhagwati International Moot Court Competition on Human Rights, organised by Bharati Vidyapeeth, New Law College at Pune, India from March 24-25, 2018. The team consisted of Rifat Zabeen Khan, Mollik Md. Wasi Uddin Tami and Ali Mashraf from the Department of Law, DU.

January 2, 2018
January 2, 2018

Noteworthy SC Verdicts of 2017

2017 has been a remarkable year for the higher judiciary of Bangladesh. While legal scholars dissect, analyse and

October 10, 2017
October 10, 2017

Catalan independence referendum

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

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