Psymhe Wadud

Psymhe Wadud teaches law at the University of Dhaka and is in charge of Law Desk at The Daily Star.

Cyber Protection Ordinance and our flawed law-making logic

The Cyber Ordinance Ordinance has to be judged on its own merit and based only on its seemingly “better” provisions.

1m ago

A ‘new’ constitution and our obsession with texts

Our parliament, on the other hand, drafted a self-defeating provision, Article 7B, by declaring one-third of the text of the constitution as unamendable through the usual constitutional amendment process.

3m ago

Renegotiating the language of authority and power

Perhaps, in both catering to and exploiting such complexities, the language of authority in Bangladesh has been of compulsion, uncritical submission, and exertion of force.

4m ago

How to get out of the constitutional gridlock?

The “interim” government will have to operate beyond the constitutional scheme as the current one does not endorse an interim

5m ago

The (reformed) quota scheme, our state, and the marginalised

History shows how the “woman question”, “indigenous question”, “transgender question”, and “disabled question” get subsumed in the midst of dominant voices

6m ago

The constitutionality of building kitchen markets over bulldozed homes

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) recently went on to evict 87 families in the Miranzilla sweeper colony.

7m ago

Student protests in the US: Reclaiming the flames of human rights

The protests against US policies staunchly supporting Israel give us purpose and meaning in the face of adversities.

8m ago

Preeti Urang and our myopic laws

These are not isolated incidents, but part of a larger pattern that makes us look critically into the legal regime for workers toiling in the informal sector

11m ago
December 31, 2024
December 31, 2024

Cyber Protection Ordinance and our flawed law-making logic

The Cyber Ordinance Ordinance has to be judged on its own merit and based only on its seemingly “better” provisions.

October 26, 2024
October 26, 2024

A ‘new’ constitution and our obsession with texts

Our parliament, on the other hand, drafted a self-defeating provision, Article 7B, by declaring one-third of the text of the constitution as unamendable through the usual constitutional amendment process.

September 13, 2024
September 13, 2024

Renegotiating the language of authority and power

Perhaps, in both catering to and exploiting such complexities, the language of authority in Bangladesh has been of compulsion, uncritical submission, and exertion of force.

August 8, 2024
August 8, 2024

How to get out of the constitutional gridlock?

The “interim” government will have to operate beyond the constitutional scheme as the current one does not endorse an interim

July 27, 2024
July 27, 2024

The (reformed) quota scheme, our state, and the marginalised

History shows how the “woman question”, “indigenous question”, “transgender question”, and “disabled question” get subsumed in the midst of dominant voices

June 21, 2024
June 21, 2024

The constitutionality of building kitchen markets over bulldozed homes

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) recently went on to evict 87 families in the Miranzilla sweeper colony.

May 11, 2024
May 11, 2024

Student protests in the US: Reclaiming the flames of human rights

The protests against US policies staunchly supporting Israel give us purpose and meaning in the face of adversities.

February 21, 2024
February 21, 2024

Preeti Urang and our myopic laws

These are not isolated incidents, but part of a larger pattern that makes us look critically into the legal regime for workers toiling in the informal sector

January 15, 2024
January 15, 2024

The end of human rights and the last child in Gaza

Against the backdrop of the current crisis, we ought to conduct a critical interrogation of the relevance of the overarching international human rights law framework itself.

December 4, 2023
December 4, 2023

One Hochemin Islam, our constitution, and ‘cisterhood’

The decision against bringing in Hochemin Islam was disproportionate to meeting the goal (that is, of ensuring her safety) sought to be achieved.