In Bangladesh, bankruptcy is governed by the Bankruptcy Act, 1997. An individual can be declared ‘bankrupt’ through an order of adjudication by the bankruptcy court if he commits an act of bankruptcy as described in section 9 of the said 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.

The Department of Law, North South University organised a webinar on the topic 'From Self Sufficiency to Collective Security: How the Covid Pandemic

The purpose of education is not only to acquire knowledge, rather it is the process which contributes to the overall development of individuals. Creative education systems (hereinafter called as CES) generate critical thoughts among the students, and promote innovativeness.

The Bangladesh Country Session at 3rd UN South Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights was held on 28 March, 2022 under the theme ‘Promoting Responsible Business Practice for Ensuring Sustainable LDC Graduation of Bangladesh’ in a hybrid format.

Fireworks have long been used to celebrate, yet they frequently cause us to forget about the impact of the sparks, flames, fumes on the elderly and sick, children, pets, stray animals, or any living beings. Unexpected and unpredictable blaring noise can cause panic reactions among living beings. Additionally, fireworks contribute to environmental degradation.

The UN General Assembly emergency session adopted a resolution against Russia’s aggression in Ukraine on 2 March 2022. It was adopted by 141 votes of total 193 members with 5 negative votes and 35 abstentions of which Bangladesh was one.

The misery of the poor and middle class people outspread across the market of daily commodities due to the skyrocketing price.

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had undertaken a number of initiatives for the overall development of the children.

The UN General Assembly emergency session adopted a resolution against Russia’s aggression in Ukraine on 2 March 2022. It was adopted

The Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is the key international human rights treaty to oppose the effects of discrimination against women and to ensure gender equality worldwide. CEDAW, also known as the Women’s Bill of Rights was adopted in 1979; came into force in 1981 and to date, 189 states-parties have ratified it.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has recommenced The Gambia v Myanmar case hearing. It has approved the military junta government to represent the case on behalf of Myanmar.

The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine once again has solicited world attention to the international legal order that has repeatedly been fractured by powerful states in the post-cold war era.

From 25-27 February, Bangladesh University of Professionals Law and Moot Court Club (BUPLMCC) organised a law career-

Conditional discharge, probation, parole, furlough etc. are the alternatives to imprisonment for accused. Those can be availed depending on the gravity of the offence and the relevant circumstances as a reflection of reformative theory of punishment.  

Headscarves are garments mostly worn by Muslim women across the world as per religious obligations. But many educational institutions do not allow headscarves in the campus.

According to Modi’s “Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology” (12th ed.), the object of the post-mortem examination of a body is to establish its identity when not known, and to ascertain the time since death and the cause of death; natural or unnatural, homicidal, suicidal or accidental.

In the past, almost all countries practised the execution of the death penalty. As much as the idea of human rights, the rule of law and democratic

Bangladesh universities, public and private, run their LLB (Hons) programme pursuant to a judicially determined and imposed admission limit of 50 students per semester.

When development initiatives cut forest, grab rivers and ponds, decrease air quality, deplete natural resources, threaten to wildlife and contaminate water of river and the Bay of Bengal etc., the efficacy of the environmental laws and policies are questioned.