Psymhe Wadud

As it transpires, the national election will precede the “promised” constitutional reform, thereby deferring to the wisdom of an elected parliament.

Muradnagar rape unmasked, yet again, the cruel face of the state as a male homologue.

The roots of patriarchy lies in the hegemonic colonial masculinity.

Constitution-making is invariably an “elitist” chore, as scholars rightly call it “equitable elite bargaining.”

The Cyber Ordinance Ordinance has to be judged on its own merit and based only on its seemingly “better” provisions.

Our parliament, on the other hand, drafted a self-defeating provision, Article 7B, by declaring one-third of the text of the constitution as unamendable through the usual constitutional amendment process.

Perhaps, in both catering to and exploiting such complexities, the language of authority in Bangladesh has been of compulsion, uncritical submission, and exertion of force.

The “interim” government will have to operate beyond the constitutional scheme as the current one does not endorse an interim

History shows how the “woman question”, “indigenous question”, “transgender question”, and “disabled question” get subsumed in the midst of dominant voices

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) recently went on to evict 87 families in the Miranzilla sweeper colony.

The protests against US policies staunchly supporting Israel give us purpose and meaning in the face of adversities.

These are not isolated incidents, but part of a larger pattern that makes us look critically into the legal regime for workers toiling in the informal sector

Against the backdrop of the current crisis, we ought to conduct a critical interrogation of the relevance of the overarching international human rights law framework itself.

The decision against bringing in Hochemin Islam was disproportionate to meeting the goal (that is, of ensuring her safety) sought to be achieved.

Learning about gender rights, intersectionality and equality is an important part of education

India’s official record on COVID-19 human toll is more than a staggering 3,80,000 now, which, according to experts, might be far below the actual number.

Upon the murder of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation, on August 15, 1975, the office of the President of Bangladesh was seized and eventually, the government powers were assumed by the usurpers.

The Black Lives Matter campaign inspired informed debates and discussions on racism and colourism across the world. In this backdrop, several notable beauty conglomerates recently decided to remove words like ‘white/whitening’ and fair/fairness from their products’ packs and communication with a view to evolving their skin care portfolio to a more inclusive vision of beauty.

Corroboration rule in rape cases has mostly evolved in the sub-continent including in Bangladesh as a rule of prudence as opposed to one of law. It implies that the solitary evidence of the alleged victim cannot be accepted as sufficient, rather it requires corroboration

From the perspective of judicial enforcement, environmental rights can be divided into two kinds - substantive and procedural. A