Bot Law & Our Rights
RIGHTS WATCH / Accession to the Enforced Disappearance Convention Ending Impunity?
In recent years, enforced disappearance has emerged as a grave concern in Bangladesh because many such incidents have gone unpunished in the absence of any law to criminalise it.
LAW VISION / Biosecurity Laws and infectious diseases
Infectious disease outbreaks have been a recurring theme in human history. The new variant of the bird flu (H5N1), facilitated by a minor change in its DNA, infecting bird species, and even humans leading to one death in Mexico.
Law and Politics / Rethinking the Bangladesh-India water politics
To strike an equitable water-share mechanism between Bangladesh and India, the Joint Rivers Commission was formed in 1972, and the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty was approved in 1996, establishing a structure for collaboration between governments.
Constitutional Law / A case against Article 7B of our Constitution
The Constitution of Bangladesh is the highest law of the land. As stated in the preamble and Article 7, our Constitution has been framed to uphold the “solemn expression of the will of the people”.
Democracy and Inclusion / Electoral inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
According to the National Survey on Persons with Disabilities (NSPD) 2021 by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the percentage of disability is higher among adult people than among children in Bangladesh.
Rights and Justice / The state of mob justice in Bangladesh
Mob justice, also known as vigilante justice, involves a group of people taking the law into their own hands, meting out punishment through violence.
Law and Society / People’s understanding of ‘Law’ during the uprise: A sociolegal analysis
The July uprising marks a significant event for our national history not only as a moment of political introspection, but also in terms of appreciating people’s perception and understanding of law as a lived experience.
RIGHTS WATCH / Privacy concerns over phone searches
During the quota reform movement in July and early August, reports emerged of police conducting unjustified phone searches and making arrests.
Making women’s day celebrations meaningful
Every year on March 8, some of us celebrate the International Women’s Day by wearing purple while some celebrate by harassing women in public
The Historic Seventh March Speech of Bangabandhu: Its Influence on International Legal Discourse and Reform
Bangabandhu delivered an immortal speech on 7 March 1971 amid a deepening political crisis in then East Pakistan.
DSA case: HC to deliver order on bail petition for Kishore on March 3
The High Court today set Wednesday (March 3) for delivering order on a bail petition for Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore in connection with a case under Digital Security Act.
Ex-Sub Inspector of police sentenced to three-years imprisonment in graft case
A Dhaka court today sentenced a former sub-inspector of Sirajganj Sadar Police Station to three-years in prison, in a case filed for giving false information on wealth statement.
PLFSL's loan defaulters must pay back the money: High Court
The High Court today said loan defaulters of People's Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (PLFSL), a non-bank financial institution, must pay back the money in installments.
Embezzling gold worth Tk 11.4cr: 3 Samabaya Bank officials say they were instructed by bank high-ups
Three high-ranking officials of Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Ltd, including its deputy general manager, yesterday confessed to magistrates that they had embezzled gold deposited by clients worth Tk 11.4 crore as per instructions of their chairman and several high-profile officials.
Haji Salim's appeal against 13 years' imprisonment: HC verdict on March 9
The High Court will deliver its verdict on March 9 on the appeal filed by independent lawmaker and Awami League leader Haji Mohammad Salim challenging the trial court verdict that sentenced him to 13 years' imprisonment in a corruption case.
Money laundering case worth Tk 9.28cr in Tangail: HC orders to finish trial in 6 months
The High Court today directed the lower court concerned to finish trial proceedings of a corruption case filed in Tangail, on charges of misappropriating and laundering Tk 9.28 crore from Farmers Bank.
SCBA elections on March 10, 11
The two-day annual election of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for its 14 executive posts, including that of its president and secretary, will be held on March 10 and 11.
144 BNP men get anticipatory bail in 6 cases
The High Court today granted anticipatory bail to 144 BNP leaders and activists including its joint secretary general Habib-Un Nabi Khan Sohel in six separate cases filed in Dhaka and Rajshahi on charges of obstructing police in discharging their duties.