Arifur Rahman

Obstetric violence and women’s human rights in Bangladesh

Safe motherhood entails a serious consideration of ensuring safe maternal and reproductive healthcare services. Yet, women in our country often face the challenge of trading off their health safety for childbirth.

4m ago

(Trans)gender and the Question of Constitutional Membership

Gender appears to be a hackneyed topic in our country. If not, it is a ghost that necessitates fighting when it comes in conflict with our so-called social and religious values.

11m ago

Legal consequences of NGO registration

NGOs have been proliferating at both national and international levels because of their role in formulating and shaping the policy of a state as wtell as their humanitarian contributions through aid and other services. Bangladesh, being no exception to that, has also been swayed by the massive expansion of NGOs. According to the NGO Affairs Bureau of Bangladesh, as of 2020, a total of 2543 NGOs are currently operating in Bangladesh comprising of both local and international NGOs. However, an automatic functioning of an NGO-like entity does not lead to the attaining the status of an NGO in Bangladesh.  It is also important that such an entity is duly registered. In this regard, Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activities) Regulations Act, 2016 (FDRA) is the primary legal instrument detailing...

1y ago

Cyber harassment - What to do if someone is harassing you online

The conventional understanding of sexually harassing someone offline is widely known. However, for the last few years, with the rise in

2y ago

Star’s Law Desk orients its new pool of contributors to the techniques of research and writing

To write a legal article may ostensibly be a difficult task. After all, it often requires a closer inspection of legal intricacies, an ability to formulate

2y ago

Understanding the concept of ecocide

Recent proposed definition of ecocide by Stop Ecocide Foundation to be included in Rome Statue as a fifth core crime  along with the crime of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression has aroused  both academic and policy debates all over the world.

3y ago
July 19, 2024
July 19, 2024

Obstetric violence and women’s human rights in Bangladesh

Safe motherhood entails a serious consideration of ensuring safe maternal and reproductive healthcare services. Yet, women in our country often face the challenge of trading off their health safety for childbirth.

December 29, 2023
December 29, 2023

(Trans)gender and the Question of Constitutional Membership

Gender appears to be a hackneyed topic in our country. If not, it is a ghost that necessitates fighting when it comes in conflict with our so-called social and religious values.

January 7, 2023
January 7, 2023

Legal consequences of NGO registration

NGOs have been proliferating at both national and international levels because of their role in formulating and shaping the policy of a state as wtell as their humanitarian contributions through aid and other services. Bangladesh, being no exception to that, has also been swayed by the massive expansion of NGOs. According to the NGO Affairs Bureau of Bangladesh, as of 2020, a total of 2543 NGOs are currently operating in Bangladesh comprising of both local and international NGOs. However, an automatic functioning of an NGO-like entity does not lead to the attaining the status of an NGO in Bangladesh.  It is also important that such an entity is duly registered. In this regard, Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activities) Regulations Act, 2016 (FDRA) is the primary legal instrument detailing...

October 6, 2022
October 6, 2022

Cyber harassment - What to do if someone is harassing you online

The conventional understanding of sexually harassing someone offline is widely known. However, for the last few years, with the rise in

August 30, 2022
August 30, 2022

Star’s Law Desk orients its new pool of contributors to the techniques of research and writing

To write a legal article may ostensibly be a difficult task. After all, it often requires a closer inspection of legal intricacies, an ability to formulate

August 17, 2021
August 17, 2021

Understanding the concept of ecocide

Recent proposed definition of ecocide by Stop Ecocide Foundation to be included in Rome Statue as a fifth core crime  along with the crime of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression has aroused  both academic and policy debates all over the world.