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Anupoma Joyeeta Joyee

Anupoma Joyeeta Joyee is a lawyer and writer. You can reach her at anupomajoyee@gmail.com

Legal aid in Bangladesh

Legal aid in Bangladesh: Still a long way to go

Our legal system is severely overwhelmed, and naturally its effect sweeps across the legal aid sector as well.
28 April 2024, 14:00 PM
Prisoners without committing any crimes

Children of incarcerated mothers / Prisoners without committing any crimes

The regulations for children of incarcerated mothers in Bangladesh are inadequate and/or not being implemented.
23 January 2024, 02:00 AM
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Indian Supreme Court's Handbook / A glimmer of hope for gender justice

Throughout this booklet, which is primarily meant to be read by lawyers and judges, India's apex court has provided an exhaustive list of stereotype-promoting language that should be replaced by alternative language.
27 August 2023, 13:00 PM
Police torture

Why the reluctance to rethink police powers?

On July 13, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court once again upheld the guidelines to stop the arbitrary arrests made by police based on suspicion
25 July 2023, 03:00 AM
Essential Services Bill 2023

Essential Services Bill 2023: A step back for labour rights

In effect, ESMA seems to be nothing short of a joint exploitation tactic by the government and businesses to further oppress workers.
8 July 2023, 16:00 PM
Bangladesh guardianship laws

HC VERDICT ON STUDENTS’ LEGAL GUARDIANS / Why are our guardianship laws still so patriarchal?

Mothers can now be students' sole legal guardians, but this is only the first step forward
28 January 2023, 04:00 AM
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HC on Narsingdi assault: A country for the ‘civilised’?

The hostility that the Bangladeshi public usually shows towards women is in no way civilised
26 August 2022, 15:00 PM
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The Tinder Swindler

There are bigger worries than men being simply boring.
2 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Prague Bohemia's Rhapsody

Prague Bohemia's Rhapsody

After the most traumatic academic year of my postgraduate legal studies, I decided to reward myself with a budget friendly Europe trip.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM
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The Transparent House Guest

When Ms. Sherbet Clearwater moved into her new one-bedroom apartment in the city, she didn't exactly expect to find a rude teenage ghost in the closet. Nothing about this apartment stuck out as a red flag but now she is on the verge of a heart attack. She is looking at the ashen face of someone who probably once was a fifteen year old living person. She is regretting every decision that has led up to her moving in here.
28 February 2018, 18:00 PM
To My Beloved

To My Beloved

From where I am sitting, it smells like disinfectants, antiseptics, confusion, anxiety, anticipation and helplessness. It's 4 AM. The doctors have told me to hope for the best.
8 November 2017, 18:00 PM
The Team

The Team

Stormageddon is quite pissed at the boy. “What the heck is taking him so long?” he wants to yell into thin air but reserves himself at the last moment. Instead he makes a livid growling sound.
1 November 2017, 18:00 PM
7 days of summer

7 days of summer: My traumatic retreat

If you had seen what I saw in the span of 7 days, you'd be grateful for every little thing in your life that doesn't go wrong. With the curiosity and vigour of a youth who gets to go out of this wretched city after a year, I embarked on a trip with my father.
23 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Rabindranath Tagore

A millennial's tribute to Rabindra Sangeet

Don't like Rabindra Sangeet? You just haven't found the right song yet.
26 July 2017, 18:00 PM
A dessert lover's no sugar diet experiment

A dessert lover's no sugar diet experiment

I have embarked on the greatest journey of self-discovery to date. If I were given the opportunity to have free brownies for life in ...
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Gifted

Gifted: Tale of Unlikely Friendships

Gifted is a heart-warming chronicle of ordinary relationships that face extraordinary ups and downs. The story itself is not one in a million, but the person it's about is.
5 July 2017, 18:00 PM
The End of My Longest Long Distance Relationship

The End of My Longest Long Distance Relationship

This is an actual conversation I had with a friend in seventh grade.
5 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Online Shopping Horror Stories

Online Shopping Horror Stories

Gone are the days of bargaining exclusively by threat to mamas, “Ei daam e dile den naile jai”.
14 June 2017, 18:00 PM
LAW School

6 things to note for your first year at law school

As I await my graduation from Law school, which is supposed to happen within 2 months, I look back at the memorable journey which started with me having no idea what in the world a “plaintiff” was.
7 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Bullet Journaling For the Lazy and the Busy

Bullet Journaling For the Lazy and the Busy

I started bullet journaling in September 2016. I haven't given up this hobby yet. Hence it's safe to say that it's worth clinging on to because God knows I am lazier than a sloth.
26 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Mama Bari gets International Guests

Mama Bari gets International Guests

Seven years ago on a June afternoon, the young people of a nine-storey Mirpur building wanted to teach the kids of nearby slums.
12 April 2017, 18:00 PM
The Writer's Territory

The Writer's Territory

On March 23, I went to cover the Imagine Write Creatively workshop at Scholastica, Mirpur campus for the second day.
5 April 2017, 18:00 PM
The Writer's Territory

The Writer's Territory

After an awful drag of writer's block stretching months, I opted to cover the event Imagine Write Creatively at Scholastica, Mirpur on March 22 for a kick of writing inspiration.
29 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Bridging the Divides

Bridging the Divides

Since October 2010, the United Nations has adopted the first week of February as World Interfaith Peace and Harmony Week.
15 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Through the Comic-verse of the Web

The World Wide Web has brought about unprecedented accessibility. While the charm of physically printed vintage comic books still subsists, the internet offers access to everyone and anyone who wants their work reached to the mass.
18 January 2017, 18:00 PM
My Social Media (r)Evolution

Facebook: My Social Media (r)Evolution

On a warm summer night in 2007, I discovered my elder sister stealthily and quite curiously looking at her laptop screen- a surreal blueish glow pouring out of it.
21 December 2016, 18:00 PM
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The UN: Fostering or failing?

Challenges in implementing human rights through the UN mechanisms begin with the need to decide among competing priorities and strategically categorising the best use of its limited resourc
12 December 2016, 18:00 PM
A Casual Listener's Account of Classical Music Festival

A Casual Listener's Account of Classical Music Festival

Rabindranath Tagore had apparently prayed to be resurrected to the rhythm of music. I am no expert on classical music, yet I yearn for November in this cramped city.
7 December 2016, 18:00 PM

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