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Contextualising cyber harassment
Technological advancement in ICT has provided diverse opportunities for empowerment and participation of women in various sectors.
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POST WAR JUSTICE INITIATIVE
In 2010, the government resumed the post war justice out of a commitment to end the culture of denial and impunity. It was assumed that - many (if not all) of the perpetrators - will be brought to justice.
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Takeout(s) Ltd: Trademark infringement and/or passing off?
The question of whether Takeout Ltd (hereinafter “Takeout”) is associated with Takeout 2.0 Cafe & Restaurant Ltd (hereinafter “Takeout 2.0”) is vehemently answered in the negative.
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Compensation for the crime victims
With the increasing emphasis on human rights and notion of restorative justice, awarding compensation to crime victims is being utilised in furtherance of more effective and compassionate criminal justice in
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NILS-BD organises law career workshop at CU
The Bangladesh Chapter of Network for International Law Students (NILS-BD), a non-profit institution contributing to the legal field of education, has organised the first ever Law Career Workshop in Bangladesh coupled with exclusive internship opportunity, titled 'Career opportunity: Way to thriving legal industry', in association with Department of Law,
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Noteworthy SC Verdicts of 2017
2017 has been a remarkable year for the higher judiciary of Bangladesh. While legal scholars dissect, analyse and
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Right to food security
A report published in The Daily Star (December 23, 2017) regarding food security situation in Bangladesh revealed
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Laws in 2017
2017 has been a rather busy year in the judicial calendar. We have seen decisions generating new ideas, and we have
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Rohingya genocide & the politics of terminologies
Rohingyas are now the world's most persecuted community. World powers and rights advocates however struggle hard in finding an appropriate terminology for the persecution.
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Your Advocate
My paternal uncle passed away recently, he and I shared a very close relationship and he always took keen interest in my life and wellbeing.
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'Judicial divorce' as exit
Present Muslim divorce Laws in Bangladesh allow husbands to pronounce divorce unilaterally. The only restriction imposed on this unilateral exercise of power is to serve notice to the wife according to section 7 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance
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United we stand, divided we fall
Solidarity is identified in the Millennium Declaration as one of the fundamental values of international relations in the 21st Century.
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Why a dispassionate & thorough investigation is required
Many may say that the way the out-going Chief Justice Sinha has resigned from his office may have saved our highest court from a
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MERGER OF BANKS : A rescue mechanism
Rejecting the proposals for the formation of 2 (two) new commercial banks in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Bank has indicated that the
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Environment and industrialisation
Bangladesh is a densely populated country and generally most of the industries of this country are situated in the midst of residential
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Call for ensuring quality education
The World Human Rights Day that bears also special significance for Bangladesh which is an outcome of one of the human rights, i.e.
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Legal approach to cyber privacy
The contemporary development of technology has changed lives in many ways. A new interconnected space called cyberspace has
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Stand up for human rights
This year's commemoration of Human Rights Day marks the beginning of a year-long celebration of seven decades since the adoption
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Human rights for better future
Human Rights Day falls on 10 December every year, the day when, back in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – the
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CONSTITUTIONALLY RESPONSIVE
The nine-month long war of liberation was fought in 1971 to defend, among others, people's rights, liberty and freedom. One of the
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DMUCS-TIB Anti Corruption Moot Court Competition 2017 held at DU
Dhaka University Moot Court Society (DUMCS), the pioneer mooting institutionorganisation in the country, in collaboration with Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), organised the Anti Corruption Moot Court Competition from December 7-9, 2017 at the University of Dhaka (DU). Law students from 16 different public and private
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Seminar on Bangladesh's initial state party report on ICCPR held at EWU
East West University (EWU) Law Club organised a seminar titled 'A face-off worth remembering: The Consideration of Initial State Party Report of Bangladesh on the ICCPR' on the 30 November
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Rohingyas: The victims of 'hidden genocide'
With an aim to collect the narratives of atrocity that the Rohingya people started facing after the 25th of August,
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Our duty to prevent genocide
The 9th of December is globally celebrated as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of
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In quest of functional community policing
Community policing is an approach that permits the police and community to work closely together in order to solve
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A landmark compensation suit
On 3 December 2017, the High Court Division (HCD) awarded Tareque Masud's family Tk 4.6 crores in damages
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Symposium on Artha Rin Adalat Ain held at BILIA
On Thursday, November 30, 2017, Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA) organised a symposium titled “Critically Examining the Artha Rin Adalat Ain”to address this perceived unfairness in the law. Papers were presented by Barrister Tapas Kanti Baul, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh and Prosecutor at the International Crimes Tribunal and Ms. Tasmiah Nuhiya Ahmed, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh and Research Assistant (Law), BILIA, respectively.
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3rd BDLD seminar on ‘Criminal Sentencing in Bangladesh’
An analysis of the legal framework, the approach and the existing trends of the courts regarding handing out sentences in a country is essential to evaluate and propose reforms to its penal policies.
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2nd Law Faculty Open Discussion held at DU
Law Faculty Open Discussion Series, a lecture series initiated in early 2017 by the Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka (DU) aims to impart knowledge on various multidisciplinary issues and subjects outside the realm of law and legal studies
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THE APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LAW
Artificial Intelligence (AI) or cognitive computing simply refers to machine learning technology where computer
