The Non-Lower or Non-Subordinate Judiciary of Bangladesh
Recently, this writer happened to have invited a friend, a judicial officer, to deliver a guest lecture on the functioning of our ‘lower judiciary’.
9m ago
Improving Access to and Increasing Engagement with Judgments
In general, the research conducted by the legal academe in Bangladesh has not engaged with judgments as much as is the case in some other jurisdictions.
2y ago
The hazards of (extensive) trial by bureaucrats
The recent apparently appalling arrest of Dhaka Tribune journalist, Mr Ariful Islam has been the talk of the town.
4y ago
Protection of the identity of victims in judgements
Provisions designed for the protection of the identity of victims of crimes and witnesses in one form or another can be gleaned in many legal systems of today.
5y ago
The myth of tough punishments and crime prevention
It has been somewhat fashionable in our country to demand tough punishments as a prevention tool for crimes that society abhors. In view of the apparently increasing rate of rape, some observers have demanded capital punishment for perpetrators of rape. Even
5y ago
Some traffic laws & scant regard for the mass
In the current era of indirect democracy, it is accepted that the laws and policies would be made, not by the people themselves but by their representatives.
5y ago
A preposterous directive on the apprentice lawyers
The delay in the advocate enrolment examination has already fermented deep frustration among many aspiring lawyers rightfully
5y ago
Restraining Coaching business or teachers?
On 7 February 2019, the High Court Division (HCD) delivered a judgment on the legality of a policy promulgated by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in 2012 on limiting the involvement of teachers in the coaching business.
5y ago
January 26, 2024
The Non-Lower or Non-Subordinate Judiciary of Bangladesh
Recently, this writer happened to have invited a friend, a judicial officer, to deliver a guest lecture on the functioning of our ‘lower judiciary’.
July 22, 2022
Improving Access to and Increasing Engagement with Judgments
In general, the research conducted by the legal academe in Bangladesh has not engaged with judgments as much as is the case in some other jurisdictions.
March 17, 2020
The hazards of (extensive) trial by bureaucrats
The recent apparently appalling arrest of Dhaka Tribune journalist, Mr Ariful Islam has been the talk of the town.
October 29, 2019
Protection of the identity of victims in judgements
Provisions designed for the protection of the identity of victims of crimes and witnesses in one form or another can be gleaned in many legal systems of today.
September 10, 2019
The myth of tough punishments and crime prevention
It has been somewhat fashionable in our country to demand tough punishments as a prevention tool for crimes that society abhors. In view of the apparently increasing rate of rape, some observers have demanded capital punishment for perpetrators of rape. Even
July 16, 2019
Some traffic laws & scant regard for the mass
In the current era of indirect democracy, it is accepted that the laws and policies would be made, not by the people themselves but by their representatives.
May 14, 2019
A preposterous directive on the apprentice lawyers
The delay in the advocate enrolment examination has already fermented deep frustration among many aspiring lawyers rightfully
February 12, 2019
Restraining Coaching business or teachers?
On 7 February 2019, the High Court Division (HCD) delivered a judgment on the legality of a policy promulgated by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in 2012 on limiting the involvement of teachers in the coaching business.
January 29, 2019
The over-use of NIDs in Bangladesh
Recently, the policymakers have circulated the idea of the compulsory use of national identity card (NIDs) for purchasing something as
November 27, 2018
STRINGENT RECOVERY SYSTEM
Media reports sometimes claim that the law for recovery of non-performing loans (NPL) as crafted in the principal law in force in this regard, the Money Loan Court Act, 2003 (MLCA) is too soft towards the borrowers.
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