Rights Watch / Observation on the draft National Pension Authority Act
The government has published the draft National Pension Authority Act, 2022 and proposed a self-contributory pension scheme for citizens within age ranging from 18 to 50 years having National Identity Card (NID) and living in home or abroad.
Law Watch / Implementing UNGPs to hold the industries accountable for environmental damage
The economy of Bangladesh has seen tremendous growth in the recent past that helped the country graduate from LDC to middle income country.
Law Watch / Bangladesh needs rules on odourised LPG
The explosion at Moghbazar at a mosque in Narayanganj and numerous incidents of fire and explosions at home and other establishments have given rise to concerns about the use of different gases.
For effective management of medical waste
Medical wastes have been the reason of thousands of deaths around the world.
law watch / Precedents to be used to avoid the misuse of the Artha Rin Adalat Ain
The Artha Rin Adalat Ain, 2003 (Money Loan Court Act, 2003) is the primary legal instrument dealing with bank and non-bank financial institutions’ (NBFI) loan defaulters, which prescribes mechanisms for the banks and financial institutions (FIs) to get reimbursed.
Fire incidents and our negligence
On 10 June, 2010, the High Court Division(HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh ordered the government formed probe
Effective protection of domestic child workers: implementation awaits
Incessantly, every few months we come across news reports of abuse of domestic workers in Bangladesh, especially related to children.
Forest management in Bangladesh: loopholes and inadequacies
Forests contribute to the economy and maintain ecological stability. Despite being a selfless auxiliary, forests in Bangladesh have been depleted and degraded in volume and area over the years.
Are sanctions effective enough to reduce environmental crimes?
Since the dawn of civilisation, people have been dependent on the environment for everything. To make economic development, natural resources have been exploited continuously as if there were no tomorrow. It looks like we have forgotten that environmental resources are limited.
E–Business in Bangladesh: Need for a Legal Framework
In Bangladesh, e-commerce or online-based marketplace has started its journey without any statutory framework. In a pandemic situation like the ongoing Covid-19, people from different countries including Bangladesh rely on online purchase, however a significant proportion of consumers are dissatisfied with the services.
Media Trial: Prejudicing the Rights of the Parties in Criminal Cases
Freedom of press is a fundamental right which is guaranteed under article 39 of the Constitution of Bangladesh.
Global warming, cyclones and International Environmental Law
A recent study conducted by the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Chittagong, shows that the frequency of cyclones have increased by four-folds in the Bay of Bengal, in the last 60 years.
Through the specs of law, language and others
In the post World War I era, self-determination emerged as a purely political concept and not as a norm of international law.
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
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.
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
