justice

Online dispute resolution: Making justice accessible for marginalised communities

The average case resolution length is 9.5 years, restricting underprivileged populations' access to justice.

Let’s aim for a future built on equality, inclusion

For centuries, half of humanity—women—have been systematically denied their rightful place at decision-making tables.

Enforcing economic and social rights through constitutional interpretation

The judiciary has a critical role in interpreting the economic and social rights as essential to achieving the preamble’s broad aims.

Reclaiming judicial independence and the struggle for justice

The independence of the judiciary cannot be viewed in isolation; it is fundamentally tied to the health of democracy.

Is forcing our educators to resign the right way to go?

While demanding justice for those guilty of such wrongdoing is fair, being affiliated with a political party alone shouldn’t warrant such claims.

Legality and morality: Sometimes friends, mostly foes

In most instances, legality and morality are at opposing poles of philosophical debates and pragmatic applications.

Freedom without justice

If we believe that things will fall into place by just letting them take their course, we will end up with multiple catastrophes.

Court’s order to sue police for torture commendable

Now it must be ensured that the order is followed through.

February 19, 2016
February 19, 2016

All they want is justice

Minara Begum could hardly speak to anyone since villagers dug her son's body out of a sand pile on Wednesday. Shell-shocked, she just shed tears silently, holding the boy's clothes tight.

February 4, 2016
February 4, 2016

Verdict on appeals Feb 11

The High Court yesterday set February 11 for delivering a verdict on appeals by three condemned militants of Huji, including its chief, in a case filed over the grenade attack on the then British envoy in 2004.

January 22, 2016
January 22, 2016

Raped second time for seeking justice

A housewife of a Hindu family has allegedly been raped twice by the same man in the span of just three days in Baniarchang upazila of Habiganj.

January 15, 2016
January 15, 2016

Tall men's higher calling

They call it "Long Man Society" and it is literally so. All the men in the club are at least six feet tall. Care to know why they formed it?

January 8, 2016
January 8, 2016

I want justice

Justice seems to be a never-ending wait for the family of Felani Khatun.

January 7, 2016
January 7, 2016

Victim families call for quick execution

For more than 44 years, Abdur Rouf Montu has been waiting for justice.

January 7, 2016
January 7, 2016

Happy, yet not happy enough

Justice seekers were happy with the apex court yesterday upholding the death penalty handed down to war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami but they would have been happier if it confiscated his wealth as well to compensate the victims.

January 1, 2016
January 1, 2016

It's not enough

It was a long battle of a father.

November 10, 2015
November 10, 2015

‘Murders inspired by void of justice’

Eminent writers, scholars and cultural activists have issued a joint statement voicing frustration over failure to bring the killers of writers and free thinkers to justice.

October 20, 2015
October 20, 2015

Harassed for no crime

The four employees of an NGO, arrested in a case filed under the Human Trafficking Act over a month ago, were granted bail by a Dhaka court yesterday as a police probe found no proof of their involvement.