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.
Unfolding sports law
In 2003, the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 58/5 acknowledged sport as a way to encourage learning, fitness progress and peace.
Bringing terrorism under the ICC Jurisdiction
International terrorism has appeared to be a reality of life. In numerous regions of the world, it is a fact of daily life, while in others it is a theme of an agenda. The international community, has taken a wide range of measures to restrain terrorism. However, the
Legal issues in 3D printing
Watching three-dimensional (3D) movies in sophisticated screen wearing a pair of gorgeous glass is a recent trend. Though the figure and letter '3D' is known to us primarily for this purpose, the developed countries see huge prospects attaching these figure and letter with a printer or scanner i.e. 3D printer or scanner.
Proposed income tax rules: The conflicts and suggestions
On 29th June 2016, a gazette was published by the government proposing changes to the Income Tax Rules 1984 (ITR 1984)
Formalin control a few steps of strategies ahead
Use of formalin, though we may have lost our concern about it, is not reduced in the seasonal fruits. Buying any seasonal fruit,
Ban on sale of tobacco to youth
In 2003 the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). In the preamble of the Convention, deep concern is expressed regarding “the escalation in smoking and other forms of tobacco consumption by children and adolescents worldwide, particularly smoking at increasingly early ages”. The Convention aims to control tobacco by providing demand and supply reduction provisions including ban on sales to and by minors as a supply reduction measure.
Plenty of room for legal community
With the passage of time, technology is becoming small but smart, intelligent, more accurate, powerful and precise. One of the reasons
Digitalisation Of Courts
Perhaps the biggest challenge for the judiciary in the country is to reduce the delay in the court process and remove the backlog of cases. The judiciaries in most countries however face similar problems. Cost, delay and complexity in the court system were identified in the UK as the major problems with civil justice process in 1997, which eventually resulted in the subsequent reforms and the overture of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR), 1997.
Let's not be wild to the wildlife
IT'S a sad reality that wild-animal rights are grossly violated throughout the world. Aggression like hunting for skins, trophy, uncured
Dealing with modern modes of communications
A' offered 'B' through facebook to enter into a contract and 'B' accepted the offer. Is it a valid contract? The Contract Act, 1872 is silent regarding facebook, twitter, email or any other modern mode of communication.