LAW INTERVIEW
For a smart Bangladesh
Rumana Islam is a Professor of Law at University of Dhaka currently on deputation. She joined Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) in May 2022 as the first female Commissioner of the BSEC for a term of four years.
Innovation and technology is no silver bullet to achieving gender parity
Barrister Rashna Imam, an Oxford scholar, is currently practicing as an Advocate at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. She is the Managing Partner of Akhtar Imam & Associates and Executive Director of Academy of Law and Policy (ALAP). On the occasion of the 8th of March International Women’s Day, the Law Desk spoke with her on the following issues:
10th December World Human Rights Day Special Interview / Reflections on selected aspects of human rights in Bangladesh
Sumaiya Khair is a Professor of Law at the University of Dhaka, where she served as Head of the Department of Law from 2009-2011. She has a PhD from
In search for a universal rule: Rule of law, democracy, and human rights
David Ormon Carter is a Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. David began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office in 1972 where he became the senior deputy district attorney.
Law Interview / Business and Human Rights: The Pathway for Bangladesh
Surya Deva is a Professor at the Macquarie Law School and a founding Editor-in-Chief of Business and Human Rights Journal.
Law Interview / The development aspirations of a nation cannot be fulfilled unless women are integrated within the process
Law Desk (LD): What lessons can we take from the COVID-19 pandemic in order to protect women from facing differentiated impacts of disasters/public health crises?
Law Interview / Singing the same tune: Ending violence against women now
Nina Goswami (NG): In the past years, the government has appeared proactive as a response to many incidents of violence and mass reactions to the same.
Combatting rape: A more effective strategy is to properly enforce existing laws
LD: What, in your opinion, are the reasons of the recent surge in incidence of rape?
Women's pledge to fight against all kinds of dominance
Law Desk (LD): Last year was eventful. The enactment of the Child Marriage Act widened a new dimension of discourse on conceptualising the fate of the women (specially girl children) in Bangladesh. Please share your thoughts and observation on it.
Women migrant workers facing the continuum of exploitation
Ann Stewart is a Professor of Law at the University of Warwick. She researches and teaches in the area of gender and law with a
‘We better focus on restoring Article 116 to its original form'
Justice M A Matin is a retired Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He was appointed as Additional
The risk of abusive constitutionalism
Dr. Ridwanul Hoque is Professor of Law at the University of Dhaka. He was a Commonwealth Scholar at SOAS, University of London,
Giving people a sense of empowerment
Prashanto Chandra Sen is an Advocate practicing in the Supreme Court of India and Delhi High Court for 19 years. His practice
‘International law is something more than a problem-solving tool'
Dr. Mohammad Shahabuddin is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, UK. He was the founder
Law Interview
Sameer Sattar is one of the leading commercial lawyers in Bangladesh. Recently, he has been ranked in Band 1 by Chambers &
WOMEN'S RIGHTS: No time to wait for a miracle to happen
Khandaker Farzana Rahman is a Lecturer at the Department of Criminology, University of Dhaka. Her research interest includes
NHRC Act needs to be reevaluated
Law Desk: 'Stand up for someone's rights today' is the slogan of this year's World Human Rights Day. How do you plan to materialise the mandate of this slogan in the context of Bangladesh?
Bot does the job!
Law Desk (LD): Your invention on virtual crime scene technology has garnered incredible attention from all over the world. When you were working, did you expect it to be so overwhelming?