In courtrooms and corridors, in the common spaces and cafeterias where clients and spectators are present, female lawyers have to put up with crass comments, mockery, and harassment.
Bangladesh must repeal the CSA to safeguard the rights of its citizens.
In Bangladesh, inheritance laws are deeply entwined with personal religious beliefs, drawing from ancient scripts that afforded women minimal rights. At a time when women shoulder equal responsibilities in both familial and societal spheres, it's incongruous that these archaic laws persist.
For students of law, the stepping stone to academic success is knowing the mistakes to avoid from the get-go.
Team BUP achieved a historic win at Jessup Bangladesh, marking a triumphant moment for Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) and making them the flag bearer of Bangladesh at the international rounds in Washington DC, USA.
Law can be an intimidating subject. From its student, it demands both a sharp memory and an even sharper set of critical thinking skills.
Comparing this law with those in other countries can help us determine how well the proposed CSA aligns with international standards.
To the tremendous potential of the RTI Act, there are a handful of RTI activists and enthusiasts in Bangladesh who persevere to take the law forward with their zeal and determination.
The word “lawyer” might invoke certain scenes and images in our minds.
The government has endorsed a draft law that will hand a maximum of seven-year imprisonment to occupants and grabbers of railway land.
Cabinet gives final approval to the draft of the ‘The Bangladesh EPZ Labour Law, 2016’ keeping a provision for constituting labour organisations in the Export Processing Zones (EPZs) as well as forming a permanent wage board for their workers.
Conspirators who wanted to stall the Padma Bridge project would be tried under the country's existing law, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told parliament yesterday. “The Anti-Corruption Commission has already carried out investigations against those involved in conspiracy to obstruct the Padma Bridge project at that time,” the prime minister said in reply to lawmakers' queries.
The High Court upholds the Election Commission's decision that had cancelled the candidacy of Krishak Sramik Janata League President Abdul Kader Siddique for Tangail-4 by-polls.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader holds transport owners responsible for road crashes and indiscipline in the sector and says they will soon be brought under the purview of punishment.
Rejecting the chief justice's remark that a judge's act of writing verdicts after retirement goes against the law and the constitution, Law
France returns the head of a Hindu deity's statue from the 7th century more than 130 years after it was taken away in the name of research.
Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee urges the government to enact law to try people who challenge the historical facts of the 1971 Liberation War.
Bulls gore seven people to death during festivals across Spain since the beginning of July.
Supreme Court adjourns hearing on contempt rule against Janakantha editor and its executive editor until August 9, show causes their lawyer asking him why his advocate on record certificate should not be scrapped.
