LAW WATCH
Revisiting Small Cause Courts Act
The Small Cause Courts Act 1887 was brought to regulate small issues and matters by the assigned courts. It is no doubt that the law was brought with the purpose of resolving disputes of small nature in a convenient manner.
6 May 2019, 18:10 PM
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
25 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Death of Meme Culture in EU
The European Parliament recently approved the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, popularly referred to as EU Copyright Directive.
24 December 2018, 18:00 PM
LDC graduation and legal challenges
On 16th March 2018, we have come to know that Bangladesh has attained all three criteria (Gross National Income, Human Assets Index and Economic Vulnerability Index) for graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) group to developing one. Bangladesh has set a goal to establish itself as a middle-income country by 2021 and a developed and prosperous country by 2041. Until today, being an
2 April 2018, 18:00 PM
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.
19 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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
8 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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.
25 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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
18 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Secularism and the virtue of tolerance
Secularism, as one of our fundamental state policies, was unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly. The Assembly was of the
25 September 2017, 18:00 PM
An untold odyssey of prisoners
No one would deny the need for punishments as a consequence of offences. Thereby, the compromise of certain rights in case of
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Curbing malicious prosecutions
The object of criminal justice system is to punish the wrongdoer and thereby to ensure justice for the victim. When any person comes
5 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Strengthening labour adjudication
At present, Labour Courts in Bangladesh are functioning under the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006. According to this Act, the Labour
24 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Biopic and new film policy
Film is often defined as a form of language. It is a form of language which is an essence of inspiration to some and to some it is a
10 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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
Regulating on-demand transport technology
Within days of Uber launching its operations in Dhaka, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) suspended its
28 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Trademark dilution: The blurry arena
Symbols or words are traditionally trademarks when individuals or corporations use them for the purpose of identifying or differentiating their goods or services.
21 November 2016, 18:00 PM
International law and WTO legal order
The particular uniqueness of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) makes it rational to consider that the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a particular system has escaped itself from the range of Public International Law (PIL)...
14 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Mainstreaming biodiversity
22nd May has been observed as the International Biological Diversity day globally with the theme of 'Mainstreaming Biodiversity; Sustaining People and their Livelihoods' with a view to increasing awareness of biodiversity issues.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Laws of 2015
Legislature passed seventeen Acts in 2015, some of which directly signal the progress towards achieving technological and scientific development goals as promised in the government's manifesto. Whereas in 2014, the Parliament was more inclined towards enacting laws which regulated various aspects of education and tourism, in 2015 there was an ascension in tendency of addressing emergency situations, such as, inimical use of formalin in food.
4 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Insufficiency on witness protection
The protection of witnesses plays a key role in the successful functioning of the Court. But unfortunately in our country, the trend is such that the witnesses do not wish to come to the courts to give their statements and evidences as they feel unsafe.
11 May 2015, 18:00 PM