The judiciary of Bangladesh is heavily loaded with negative tags including of high backlogs, severe delays, huge costs, corruptions, inconsistency, absence of transparency, less conviction of perpetrators and so forth.
Recently, after numerous reports of horrifying rape incidents had gone viral, few fundamental thought-provoking issues became the discussion points of the country.
A common feature of almost every democratic Constitution in the world is the inclusion of detailed provisions concerning proclamation of emergency to overcome an imminent threat to the life of nation by war, external aggression, armed rebellion, internal disturbances, natural catastrophes, and economic breakdown.
Global observance of the International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8 every year sheds light on gender equality, women’s rights, and the challenges faced by women worldwide.
Freedom of thought is known as one of the foundations of a democratic society. Article 39(1) of our Constitution guarantees the right to freedom of thought without any exception, pointing towards its absoluteness.
A common scenario prevalent in Bangladesh is replicating foreign or local brand clothes and accessories and selling them at a lower price in the market. In fact, if any design or product becomes popular or viral on social media, many local designers try to replicate that design.
The Constitution Reform Commission’s recently published report has reignited debate about Bangladesh’s democratic future.
My understanding of the term ‘Human Rights’ is that they are inalienable birthrights of a human wherever he/she is born in the world and that the state is obligated to ensure, protect, and respect such rights.
The concept of affirmative action, also known as positive discrimination encompasses a range of policies and practices implemented by the government or other organisations to address the inadequate representation of specific groups of people.
In order to get intellectual property (IP) protection, a product ought to be a creation of mind. In this regard, at times, a product must also fulfil other criteria, such as novelty, utility, originality etc based on the kind or manner of IP protection.
Social safety net programmes to protect the vulnerable population are not a new concept. However, in the context of Bangladesh, the Universal Pension Management Act 2023 is quite a novel (and laudable) initiative. In this write-up, we will focus on the important aspects of the Act as well as compare it with the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) multi-tier pension model.
2023 was a year filled with new legislation. A total of 50 new laws were enacted by the parliament on a wide range of areas. Law making in 2023 was by and large characterised by a reform spirit (i.e., reforming old laws), devising welfare schemes, and defining new offences. Few notable ones are discussed in this piece.
In view of the end of 2023, the write-up compiles certain landmark decisions that were handed down by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh last year.
Under article 102(1) of the Bangladesh Constitution, the High Court Division on the application of any person aggrieved, may give such directions or orders to any person or authority, including any person performing any function in connection with the affairs of the Republic, for the enforcement of any of the fundamental rights conferred in this Constitution.
Dr. Kamal Hossain is a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court and the senior-most lawyer in the country. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in 1970.
Child labour is a burning global issue that threatens the health and general welfare of children. It is hugely prevalent in developing countries like Bangladesh.
Until June 2019, various international instruments, norms, and practices were developed by both the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United Nations to deal with violence and harassment at workplace.
Conditional discharge, probation, parole, furlough etc. are the alternatives to imprisonment for accused. Those can be availed depending on the gravity of the offence and the relevant circumstances as a reflection of reformative theory of punishment.
