Sakhawat Sajjat Sejan

Burden sharing in the context of refugee crisis

The UN Refugee Convention 1951 was crafted to support the refugees legally and morally. Many European states benefitted from the convention after World War II. However, it is a matter of irony that many of these same states are in favour of close borders now, whenever people are seeking refuge as the victims of war, ethnic cleansing, political or communal clashes, etc.

7m ago

The hurdles to academic freedom in Bangladesh

In the current Bangladeshi scenario, even core academic and intramural speeches are not well protected by the constitutional regime.

8m ago

Questioning the ‘token repatriation’ of the Rohingyas

Last month, a delegation from Myanmar visited the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh to advance the talks in relation to the repatriation of the Rohingyas on a pilot basis. The Myanmar representatives planned to verify documents and repatriate around

1y ago

Effectiveness of ‘local settlement’ practice for protection of Rohingyas

Since 2020, the Government of Bangladesh has been relocating the Rohingyas to Bhashan Char. The UN and other agencies initially criticised the relocation process.

2y ago

Military Junta representing Myanmar at the ICJ

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has recommenced The Gambia v Myanmar case hearing. It has approved the military junta government to represent the case on behalf of Myanmar.

2y ago

The dynamics of Rohingya repatriation today

The safe repatriation of the Rohingya peoples has been much talked for a while; but during the pandemic, the relevant stakeholders have lightly taken the efforts to initiate the said repatriation.

3y ago

One Mushtaq, a Digital Security Act and the freedom of speech

Constitutionally it seems Bangladesh accolades unlimited freedom of thought and conscience and it muzzles any sort of pre-censorship on freedom of speech and expression with some reasonable restrictions considering the security of state, communal and religious harmony, decency or morality and public order etc.

3y ago

Denial of Rohingya identity and their right to internal self-determination

Rohingya’s plight surrounding non-recognition is as old as the history of colonialism in South Asia and South East Asia.

3y ago
May 10, 2024
May 10, 2024

Burden sharing in the context of refugee crisis

The UN Refugee Convention 1951 was crafted to support the refugees legally and morally. Many European states benefitted from the convention after World War II. However, it is a matter of irony that many of these same states are in favour of close borders now, whenever people are seeking refuge as the victims of war, ethnic cleansing, political or communal clashes, etc.

April 7, 2024
April 7, 2024

The hurdles to academic freedom in Bangladesh

In the current Bangladeshi scenario, even core academic and intramural speeches are not well protected by the constitutional regime.

April 28, 2023
April 28, 2023

Questioning the ‘token repatriation’ of the Rohingyas

Last month, a delegation from Myanmar visited the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh to advance the talks in relation to the repatriation of the Rohingyas on a pilot basis. The Myanmar representatives planned to verify documents and repatriate around

April 23, 2022
April 23, 2022

Effectiveness of ‘local settlement’ practice for protection of Rohingyas

Since 2020, the Government of Bangladesh has been relocating the Rohingyas to Bhashan Char. The UN and other agencies initially criticised the relocation process.

March 5, 2022
March 5, 2022

Military Junta representing Myanmar at the ICJ

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has recommenced The Gambia v Myanmar case hearing. It has approved the military junta government to represent the case on behalf of Myanmar.

October 16, 2021
October 16, 2021

The dynamics of Rohingya repatriation today

The safe repatriation of the Rohingya peoples has been much talked for a while; but during the pandemic, the relevant stakeholders have lightly taken the efforts to initiate the said repatriation.

March 16, 2021
March 16, 2021

One Mushtaq, a Digital Security Act and the freedom of speech

Constitutionally it seems Bangladesh accolades unlimited freedom of thought and conscience and it muzzles any sort of pre-censorship on freedom of speech and expression with some reasonable restrictions considering the security of state, communal and religious harmony, decency or morality and public order etc.

February 16, 2021
February 16, 2021

Denial of Rohingya identity and their right to internal self-determination

Rohingya’s plight surrounding non-recognition is as old as the history of colonialism in South Asia and South East Asia.

December 29, 2020
December 29, 2020

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.

March 3, 2020
March 3, 2020

For effective management of medical waste

Medical wastes have been the reason of thousands of deaths around the world.