16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence / Cyber harassment against women and our legal shortcomings
25 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Law Vision / The rise of tech-facilitated intimate partner violence in Bangladesh
25 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Judgment Review / Consultation with the Chief Justice in appointing SC judges
18 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Brief Law review / The draft Telecommunication Ordinance 2025
18 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Law Opinion / New data laws in Bangladesh: A critique
18 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Law and Society / Progressive evolution of guardianship laws in Bangladesh
13 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Law Opinion / The curious case of S Alam and our investment treaty regime
13 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Rights and Remedies / Death by negligence and our legal rights
4 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Law Opinion / Transitional solutions for refugee protection through the lens of the Rohingya crisis
4 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Law vision / Preventing land-related fraud through digitalisation
29 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Law & Our Rights
Rights of photographers in Bangladesh
Freedom of Panorama (FoP) refers to the legal provision allowing individuals to capture and share images of publicly visible works, such as buildings, sculptures, monuments, and so on, without infringing copyright.
31 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Global South and the WIPO treaty on genetic resources and traditional knowledge
A long-awaited intellectual property treaty relating to ‘Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge’ was adopted on 24 May 2024at a diplomatic conference by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation).
31 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Understanding Birthright Citizenship
The ban on the US birthright citizenship (jus soli-right of the soil) by the 47th President of the United States Donald Trump is perhaps one of the most discussed topics at this moment across the globe.
31 January 2025, 18:00 PM
The Cyber Protection law and our problematic ‘cyberbullying’ provision
With the ever-increasing use of various online means of communication, the prevalence of crimes committed in cyberspace has also been on the rise.
24 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Barriers to access justice
Law is a tool created by the people, for the people, in order to promote fairness and order in society.
24 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh needs a Mediation Act
Historically, mediation has been a well-established system for dispute resolution in our subcontinent.
24 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Book Launching Ceremony on Criminology and Criminal Justice in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Institute of Crime and Justice Studies (BICJS) organised a book launching ceremony by unwrapping the book titled ‘Criminology and Criminal Justice in Bangladesh: An Introduction’ on 13 January 2025.
17 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Need for Medical Negligence Law
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.
17 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Evaluating the Draft Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, 2024
Recently, the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (Ministry) has drafted the ‘Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, 2024’.
17 January 2025, 18:00 PM
BLAST organises 1st Talk on Transition Justice
On Thursday 9 January Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) organised the first instalment of ‘Transition Justice Talks’ at the Supreme Court Bar Association Auditorium, Dhaka.
10 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Reviewing the laws enacted in 2024
The year 2024 presented new hopes for Bangladesh. New laws and ordinances were enacted, some old laws were revised as the spirit of reforming the state touched the legal landscape.
9 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Ensuring fair trials in Bangladesh
Any justice system must have fair trials as a cornerstone, ensuring that each individual receives the same impartial treatment while in conflict with the law. Articles 27 and 31 of the Constitution of Bangladesh upholds the concept of fair trial. Nevertheless, there are several obstacles that hamper the execution of justice when these concepts are put into practice.
9 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Notable decisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Last year witnessed an array of major judicial decisions shaping the jurisprudence and legal discourse in Bangladesh. Indeed, throughout the year, the High Court Division (HCD) and the Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (SCB) handed down several significant judgments, of immense constitutional importance, among others.
9 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Should Bangladesh go for “Green tribunals”?
Bangladesh has long been prone to the adverse impacts of climate change coupled with environmental degradation and pollution due to the ineffectiveness of the enforcement mechanisms available for environment conservation.
26 December 2024, 18:00 PM
The neglected environmental aspect of armed conflicts
It is important to recognise the hidden costs that armed conflicts inflict upon the environment and the communities living in the affected areas.
26 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Addressing the root causes of violence against women
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.
26 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Understanding the Syrian Armed Conflict
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.
19 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Revisiting the Draft Personal Data Protection Act 2023
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).
19 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Constitutional right to a healthy environment
The notion that a safe and healthy environment can be a right may still sound new to us.
12 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Rights of the Bangladeshi healthcare workers in the UK
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.
12 December 2024, 18:00 PM