Recently, the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (Ministry) has drafted the ‘Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, 2024’.
One year back, on 19 February 2024, the death of Raahib Reza due to a sudden cardiac arrest, at the capital’s Labaid Hospital, Dhanmondi, shocked the country.
The Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh enshrines the principles of freedom, justice, and equality, affirming that all individuals are equal before the law and entitled to equal protection under it.
In digital age, personal data fuels the online ecosystem while also raising privacy concerns. To address this issue, Bangladesh aims to strengthen its data privacy framework by adopting the draft Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (PDPA).
Rebel forces, particularly Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Syrian National Army (SNA), carried out an offensive that ended the 50 years of the Assad family’s authoritarian rule in Syria. An armed coalition, supported by both state and non-state actors, was involved in this offensive.
From family structures to politico-legal frameworks, deeply rooted patriarchal views have historically influenced every aspect of life.
The notion that a safe and healthy environment can be a right may still sound new to us.
There are many critical human rights issues of Bangladeshi healthcare workers who went to the United Kingdom (UK) under the Health and Care (HC) worker visa scheme.
As part of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, we collected queries from our readers over the past one month.
Rape and other sexual crimes are largely misunderstood because people refuse to understand or fail to understand why they are crimes in the first place.
A very brief discussion of the possible legal steps to be taken by a rape victim are discussed in this piece.
The book named Impact of Gender on Custody, Guardianship, and Adoption authored by Professor Dr. Taslima Monsoor and Dr. Sridevi Thambapillay is an important cross-country study. In this book, the authors undertake a careful comparative study on how gender influences the practice of family law within Bangladesh and Malaysia, under Islamic law, in particular.
Reform is no longer optional but a crucial necessity for institutions, and the Bangladesh Bar Council is no exception.
