Access to vaccines and strengthening public health systems

On 19 April 2021, The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) has launched its Comprehensive study on the impact of COVID-19 on the LDC category, prepared at the request of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
26 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Lessons from the Derek Chauvin Trial

Derek Chauvin Trial has shown us the importance of ensuring racial justice. A cop is not beyond the law when he commits a crime.
24 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Workshop on the aftermath of sexual assault

On 22nd April 2021 the Resistance hosted their first-ever live virtual workshop titled 'Sexual Assault: The Aftermath'.
23 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Violence against healthcare professionals

The whole world is fighting against an unknown enemy which has turned into a global pandemic unlike any of the past. The COVID-19 virus has
21 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Urgency of compulsory motor vehicles insurance in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, owners of motor vehicles need to take insurance policy that expires in one year as a non-life policy that costs different amount for different types of vehicles.
19 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh needs to address domestic violence against women to achieve SDGs

In 2015, UN member of States adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for transforming the world into a place that is free from poverty, inequality, violence, and manmade natural disasters for the current and future generations and set out a 15-year long plan to achieve the goals.
19 April 2021, 18:00 PM

The right to repair: A solution to the problem of E-waste generation

“Consumerism” refers to a set of practices or ideas that encourage the sustained purchasing of goods and services in ever increasing amounts.
19 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Dhaka University at the 14th Price Media Law Moot Court Competition: Reflections and Outcomes

Inaugurated in 2008, the Price Media Law Moot Court Programme was established by the Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy (PCMPLP),
18 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Analysing the Judgment of Competition Commission on collusion for monopoly

The Competition Commission (CC), Bangladesh in a suo moto rule warned Viqarunnisa Noon school (VNS) authorities and imposed a financial penalty of Tk 79,897 on Chowdhury Enterprise for a contract to supply uniforms to students of VNS by violating section 15 (1) of Competition Act 2012. This clause prohibits the collusion for purchase, sell, and bid manipulation etc.
12 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh: The most preferable investment destination in the world

Bangladesh is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Its economy has been growing steadily at the rate of above 6.5% on average over a decade and thus has transformed the country into a land of opportunities.
12 April 2021, 18:00 PM

What does the Quran say regarding polygamy?

It was not Islam that had initiated polygamy rather polygamy was the widespread customary practice in pre-Islamic Arabia which continued in the later ages by distorting the actual revelation of the Quran.
12 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Bail of the convict-appellant sentenced to death

It is the general practice in our country that a person convicted under Section 302 of Penal Code, 1860 with death penalty is not considered for bail. The moot question is whether there is any legal bar upon granting bail to the death sentenced convict appellant.
9 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Polygamy: Interpreting quranic text in the light of context

It was not Islam that had initiated polygamy rather polygamy was the widespread customary practice in pre-Islamic Arabia which continued in the later ages by distorting the actual revelation of the Quran.
6 April 2021, 04:52 AM

Webinar on the UN Draft Resolution on Business and Human Rights

On Tuesday, 30 March 2020 the webinar on the UN Draft Resolution on Business and Human Rights was jointly organised by International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) and Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI).
6 April 2021, 03:50 AM

Judiciary participating in law-making An analysis on the Southern Solar Power Ltd Case

In the 2019 case, Southern Solar Power Ltd and another v Bangladesh Power Development Board and others [(2019) 2 LNJ] the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (HCD) held, “the Constitution of Bangladesh empowers the High Court Division to declare any law to be void, this Court is competent to make observations about any law, including what ought to be in the Act.
5 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Addressing gender inequality during Covid-19 pandemic

The 2021 theme for International Women’s Day is “Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”.
5 April 2021, 18:00 PM

There is an acute need for independent legislation in relation to data protection

Law Desk (LD): How would you evaluate the growth of commercial laws in Bangladesh since Independence?
5 April 2021, 18:00 PM

3rd IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia (IPIRA) Conference

Third IPIRA Conference was held virtually from March 24 to 27, 2021.
31 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Refund of advance VAT or turnover tax from Government treasury

Bangladesh has proudly graduated from the LDC and now SDG or Ease of Doing Businesses are the beacons or lighthouses Bangladesh is proceeding towards.
22 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Compensating victims of fire

On Wednesday, March 17, a fire incident took place in the ICU of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Three of the ICU patients died after being relocated.
22 March 2021, 18:00 PM