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Law News / Fighting disinformation
While addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva on June 28, 2022, Mechelle Bachelet, the UN human rights chief, raised an important point on the rise in disinformation across societies, remarking that systemic inequality has helped fuel a rise in the deliberate spreading of falsehoods.
For Your Information / Consumer redress in e-commerce transactions
Digital commerce platform Evaly was noted amongst customers for its frequent, and generous discounts and cashback offers. However, complaints eventually started piling up regarding delay in delivery as well as non-delivery of products. Owing to the diverse catalogue of products offered on evaly, the losses incurred by consumers are also varying from small to rather significant amounts.
Law Event / LWM organises virtual discussion on ‘The Judicial Process of Bangabandhu Murder Case and Its Verdict’
In continuation of the series of events organised by the Liberation War Museum (LWM) on the occasion of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a virtual discussion titled ‘The Judicial Process of Bangabandhu Murder Case and Its Verdict’ was held on the last evening of the mournful August.
Law Opinion / AI-enhanced Legal Professionals in Bangladesh The time is now
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is perhaps one of the most hyped-up terminologies in this version of the digital era and is no longer alien to the people at large.
Reviewing the Views / Hashem Foods fire Determining the liability of regulators
A virtual dialogue on Industrial Safety of the RMG Sector during the Post-Accord-Alliance Period on 11 July 2021 was organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Bangladesh.
DU Wins 2nd Professor Shah Alam Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, BRACU emerges as the runner-up
The 2nd Professor Shah Alam Constitutional Law Virtual Moot Court Competition organised by Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP) was held from 24-27 June. A total of 26 teams representing different universities of Bangladesh have participated in this virtual moot court competition.
Society can’t be protected from crimes by death sentences: Chief Justice
Society cannot be free of crimes by only handing out rigorous punishment like death sentence and life imprisonment, Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain said today.
Family demands safe return of missing JU student
The family of a Jahangirnagar University student who has been missing for about a week has demanded for his safe return.
Boat-capsize in Sandwip: HC directs to compensate 18 victim families Tk 15 lakh each
The High Court today directed the government to give Tk 15 lakh each in compensation to the families of 18 victims who died in a boat-capsize at Sandwip channel of Chattogram on April 2, 2017.
Evict all restaurants, shops in Hatirjheel-Begunbari within 60 days: High Court
The High Court today observed that the Hatirjheel-Begunbari project is the lung of Dhaka city and its protection is imperative.
2013 mayhem in Dhaka: BNP leader Aslam placed on one-day remand
A Dhaka court today placed BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury on a one-day remand in a case filed with Ramna Police Station over 2013 mayhem in Dhaka.
Rape, murder of minor in Pirojpur: HC acquits 2 death row convicts
The High Court today acquitted two death row convicts in a case filed over the rape and murder of a child, Fatima Akhter Eti, in Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur district in 2014.
Baraigram upazila chairman murder: Municipality mayor, 43 others named in charge sheet
Police today submitted a charge sheet accusing 44 people including KM Zakir Hossain, mayor of Banpara municipality in Natore, in the case filed for the murder of Baraigram upazila chairman Sanaullah Noor Babu.
Attempt to rape, murder Pori Moni: Nasir, Omi get bail
A Dhaka court today granted ad-interim bail to Uttara Club Limited's former president Nasir U Mahmud and his associate Tuhin Siddiqui Omi in an attempted rape and murder case filed by actress Pori Moni.
Taposh instigated ACC move to freeze bank accounts, Khokon alleges
Former Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sayeed Khokon today blamed the current DSCC mayor -- Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh -- for the court order on freezing eight bank accounts belonging to Khokon and his family members.
Minor charged with murder: HC summons IOs over allegation of forced confession
The High Court today summoned two investigation officers (IOs) of a case filed over the murder of a child in Bogura, asking them to appear before it to place their explanations over allegation of forcibly taking confessional statement from the deceased's brother, also a minor.
HC grants 6-month ad-interim bail to man jailed instead of actual convict
The High Court today granted six months’ ad-interim bail to an “innocent man” named Manik Hawlader, who has been serving a jail sentence instead of the convict in a drug case.
Introduce biometric data management in jails to identify prisoners: High Court
Examining a list of 26 reported incidents of innocent persons serving jail sentences instead of the actual accused and convicts, the High Court today issued a rule to introduce biometric data management in prisons in order to properly identify the prisoners.