In the administration of justice system, be that criminal or civil, complainants as well as their witnesses perform a very decisive and significant role, since to a great extent dispensation of justice profoundly relies on evidences put forward by them.

Goal 16 of the SDGs pledges ‘ensuring access to justice for all’ irrespective of their race, sex, colour, language, religion, wealth, etc. In Bangladesh, the poverty ridden people, women and vulnerable people are not getting easy access to civil justice system because of some social and cultural barriers.

The fourth Bangladesh national rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition took place from February 6-8, 2020, at the University of Asia Pacific (UAP).

On February 3, 2020, the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why they should not be directed to prohibit the gender detection of unborn babies,

The Appellate Division and High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh have delivered a good number of

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted on 10 December in 1948 in article 25 recognised adequate food as human right.

Incarcerating criminals behind bars for longer period of time will not cut crime and will only pile pressure on overstretched prisons, expert campaigners have recently commented regarding the UK government’s proposal.

Parliament’s relation with the executive is a matter of continuous attention. It holds the executive accountable on behalf of the people.

A lecture titled “Protection of Personal Data: Historical Developments, Global Trends and Lessons for Bangladesh” was held on January 26, 2020 at East West University.

On January 29, 2020, Lex Oration organised an event titled ‘Digital Footprints: A Rights-Based Perspective’ in continuation of their Lecture Series. The lecture was orated by Justice Dr. Syed Refaat Ahmed, Honorable Judge, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.

On January 23, 2020, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organised a workshop under the framework of the

Section 304A of the Penal Code has direct bearing on deaths resulting from street accidents. The section says that whoever causes the death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, shall be punished.

Center for the Study of Genocide and Justice (CSGJ), Liberation War Museum has organised its annual flagship programme titled as the Winter Residential School for the sixth time on “Dealing with Past and Confronting Genocide through Peace Education and Justice” from 17-24 January 2020 in Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Youth Development, Savar.

Law Desk (LD): Why do you think the recent decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the protection of the Rohingyas is significant?

The Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE) Centre of the University of Dhaka is inviting applications from students, faculty and alumni for “Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) 2020”.

Checking accurate ownership of property in Bangladesh is an arduous task. Recently, in order to lessen the coercive process of verification of land management, the government has introduced Digital Land Management System (DLMS) by which the land area of Bangladesh can be managed digitally with the help of modern technology.

The right to education is enshrined in article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Safety of person and property on roads and highways has now been a more serious concern for all wayfarers, especially the passengers, across the country.

Climate change-induced challenges have been slowly but gradually grappling South Asia through tentacles of heatwaves, droughts and floods.

The Domestic Violence Prevention and Protection Act, 2010 deals with such cases in Bangladesh. The enactment of this Act was the outcome of an alliance between State’s obligations under the Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and nongovernmental advocacy. Domestic violence was recognised as a violation of human rights in 1993 with an obligation on the state parties of CEDAW to work towards a definitive legal framework that would raise awareness, prevent and ultimately help the society get rid of domestic violence.