How negligence and lack of law enforcement led to Sitakunda tragedy
5 HOUR(s)
The death of 9 ship breaking yard workers at Sitakunda has left the nation in a shock. It is primarily suspected that the exposure to toxic gas inside a confined tank onboard the vessel has led to this tragedy.
5 HOUR(s)
Law Review / What reforms do our parents’ maintenance law need?
22 July 2026
In 2013, the Maintenance of Parents Act was passed in Parliament as a recognition of the corresponding obligation of the offspring towards their parents.
22 July 2026
Law Opinion / The anomalies within our child marriage restraint law
21 May 2026
Child marriage is a harmful social vice that impinges on an array of rights of a child and disproportionately impacts girlchildren in particular.
21 May 2026
Law Views / Bail in our Criminal Justice System
25 March 2026
In Bangladesh, granting bail to the accused has often sparked public outrage, largely due to the negative perception surrounding it.
25 March 2026
Year-in judgment review / Notable Supreme Court decisions of 2025
6 January 2026
A number of landmark decisions were handed down by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (SCOB) in 2025. This write-up compiles some of the landmark judgments that have significant constitutional and socio-political impacts.
6 January 2026
Year-in Judgment Review / Notable Supreme Court decisions of 2025
6 January 2026
A number of landmark decisions were handed down by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (SCOB) in 2025. This write-up compiles some of the landmark judgments that have significant constitutional and socio-political impacts.
6 January 2026
Law Analysis / Our inherently anti-poor vagrancy laws
16 December 2025
During the colonial times, vagrancy laws were widely enacted in many European colonies, including the British Raj. In the erstwhile Bengal, the Raj enacted the Vagrancy Act, 1943 (Bengal Act), which specifically dealt with the issue of begging as an issue of vagrancy. I
16 December 2025
Reform Analysis / Critical analysis of ‘digital summons’
24 April 2025
An amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 (CPC) has recently been approved in principle to digitise the judiciary and rectify procedural defects. Of all the changes, the issuance of summons via short message services, voice calls, Instant Messaging Services (IMS) is perhaps the most significant change.
24 April 2025
BLAST organises 1st Talk on Transition Justice
On Thursday 9 January Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) organised the first instalment of ‘Transition Justice Talks’ at the Supreme Court Bar Association Auditorium, Dhaka.
10 January 2025
Notable decisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Last year witnessed an array of major judicial decisions shaping the jurisprudence and legal discourse in Bangladesh. Indeed, throughout the year, the High Court Division (HCD) and the Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (SCB) handed down several significant judgments, of immense constitutional importance, among others.
9 January 2025