The Non-Lower or Non-Subordinate Judiciary of Bangladesh
Recently, this writer happened to have invited a friend, a judicial officer, to deliver a guest lecture on the functioning of our ‘lower judiciary’.
10m ago
Improving Access to and Increasing Engagement with Judgments
In general, the research conducted by the legal academe in Bangladesh has not engaged with judgments as much as is the case in some other jurisdictions.
2y ago
The hazards of (extensive) trial by bureaucrats
The recent apparently appalling arrest of Dhaka Tribune journalist, Mr Ariful Islam has been the talk of the town.
4y ago
Protection of the identity of victims in judgements
Provisions designed for the protection of the identity of victims of crimes and witnesses in one form or another can be gleaned in many legal systems of today.
5y ago
The myth of tough punishments and crime prevention
It has been somewhat fashionable in our country to demand tough punishments as a prevention tool for crimes that society abhors. In view of the apparently increasing rate of rape, some observers have demanded capital punishment for perpetrators of rape. Even
5y ago
Some traffic laws & scant regard for the mass
In the current era of indirect democracy, it is accepted that the laws and policies would be made, not by the people themselves but by their representatives.
5y ago
A preposterous directive on the apprentice lawyers
The delay in the advocate enrolment examination has already fermented deep frustration among many aspiring lawyers rightfully
5y ago
Restraining Coaching business or teachers?
On 7 February 2019, the High Court Division (HCD) delivered a judgment on the legality of a policy promulgated by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in 2012 on limiting the involvement of teachers in the coaching business.
5y ago
October 3, 2015
Perplexing choice about security
The postponement of the Australian national cricket team's tour to Bangladesh has dealt a blow to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)
October 1, 2015
Giving the noble profession its due
Possibly most people with some degree of familiarity with the state of education in primary schools in Bangladesh would acknowledge
September 5, 2015
Wither BIMSTEC FTA
Many laypersons may not be aware that what is typically touted as a 'FTA' has often much less to do with free trade and more to do with preferential trade.
August 29, 2015
A UNIQUE SOURCE OF LAW (!)
Clearly, astute politicians can feel the vibes of the people and what would win votes for them. They know that many of us are very keen on instant gratification of the desire for justice. As long as a 'wrong' is punished, many of us are too eager to be oblivious to the trivial nuances of the modes or forms of punishment or the identity or motive of the punisher.
August 13, 2015
ELUSIVE REGAINING OF GSP BENEFITS IN THE USA
GSP is always riddled with the subjectivity of the benefit granting countries. Indeed, trade analysts would recognise that this element of subjectivity is one of the fundamental problems with the GSP regimes.
August 5, 2015
How not to implement a policy
The move to ban the right to use all types of three-wheelers on highways is, over the longer term, a quite sensible and optimum one.
March 24, 2015
Seeking to set aside a decree's outcome
Section 41(1) of the Artha Rin Adalat Ain, 2003 (ARAA) provides that either party to a suit filed under the ARAA who may be aggrieved
March 10, 2015
Privatising government owned enterprises
Following the worldwide pattern of a limited role of government in industrial and commercial activities and divesting of government owned enterprises into private hands; Bangladesh too has been doing this for decades.
February 15, 2015
Quest for transparency on treaties
Treaties signed between two or more states create rights and obligations for sovereign states and in the process also have impact on citizens who pay their allegiance to those states.
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