Law Vision
LAW VISION / Rethinking our parliamentary accountability
Bangladesh is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional mandate for responsible government. Responsible government is a conception of a system that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability.
LAW VISION / An Overview of Bangladesh National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2024
Bangladesh has very recently formulated the National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2024 (AI Policy 2024) to effectively address the social, legal and ethical issues associated with Artificial Intelligence (AI).
RIGHTS VISION / Data Localisation and Data Protection in Bangladesh: A Review
Data localisation requires for data, particularly personal and/or arguably sensitive, to be stored and processed within a specific geographical location or jurisdiction.
YEAR-END JUDGMENT REVIEW / Notable Decisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
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.
Renewable energy business: A Promising Sector in Bangladesh
Recently, the government has given the highest priority to the improvement of the energy business. In this context, the government has
Law Vision / In quest for rules to be laid down under the Arbitration Act, 2001
In many instances, an Act of Parliament includes a provision allowing the government or the relevant authority to make rules for carrying out the provisions of the concerned Act. Under an Act of Parliament, the rules are framed as directives and/or instructions for the users of the legislation in question. If rules are framed as such, more clarity is brought about and confusion about many provisions of the relevant statute gets dispelled. It also helps to carry out the purpose of the legislation in line with the intention of the legislature.
Improving higher education in Bangladesh: A case for collaboration with Australia
Australia and Bangladesh have concluded the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) on 15 September 2021 to boost their trade and
Law Vision / Urgent reforms to ADR in South Asia to achieve SDG-16
The traditional process of litigating has been one of the best ways of resolving disputes from time immemorial because of its credible methods of examination, depiction, and judgment-giving.
WOMEN'S RIGHT TO POST-DIVORCE matrimonial compensation
We all are aware of the fact that our society has a prescribed set of stereotyped gender roles to the effect that men are the bread-
Amend the law to stop excessive sand mining
Sand is an important natural resource of our country. Proper use of sand after extraction from the quarry can contribute to economic growth and help in reducing poverty as it can create the employment opportunity to some extent.
Enforcement of contract in Bangladesh
Enforcement of Contract' is a very important regime of the Ease of Doing Business Ranking of the World Bank held every year. In 2018,
PLATFORM FOR TORT LAW
Threatening and causing of physical injury, incidents of medical negligence, malpractice by lawyers, defamation by libel or slander,
Laws governing us in the outer space
Considering the recently heard-of luxury trips to the moon by business tycoons, and with the earth looking forward to send manned
POST WAR JUSTICE INITIATIVE
In 2010, the government resumed the post war justice out of a commitment to end the culture of denial and impunity. It was assumed that - many (if not all) of the perpetrators - will be brought to justice.
'Judicial divorce' as exit
Present Muslim divorce Laws in Bangladesh allow husbands to pronounce divorce unilaterally. The only restriction imposed on this unilateral exercise of power is to serve notice to the wife according to section 7 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance
7TH MARCH SPEECH and Preamble of our Constitution
The historic speech of the father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the 7th March, 1971 was
From Transition to Transformation
Choices of transitional justice mechanisms have to be sensitive to the practical limits of justice in a society transitioning from military
To make village courts effective
In rural Bangladesh, conflict management has been apparent over the years. The Village Courts Act of 2006, which replaced and updated the Village Courts Act of 1976, provides for the establishment of a court in every Union Council.