Implementing UNGPs to hold the industries accountable for environmental damage
The economy of Bangladesh has seen tremendous growth in the recent past that helped the country graduate from LDC to middle income country.
25 February 2022
Making a case for Environmental Rule of Law in Bangladesh
The global report on environmental rule of law (2019) reflects a sorrow state of enforcement of laws in Bangladesh despite the two hundred pieces of legislation that the country has on environment.
7 June 2021
Why do we need Environmental Rule of Law?
The global report on environmental rule of law (2019) reflects a sorrow state of enforcement of laws in Bangladesh despite the two hundred pieces of legislation that the country has on environment.
4 June 2021
Felling trees for beautification: Another ‘justified’ case of violation of environmental law?
Reportedly, a good number of trees including medicinal plants has been cut down as part of a project ‘to enhance the beauty and greenery’ of Suhrawardy Udyan by the Public Works Department.
10 May 2021
Felling trees at Suhrawardy: Another ‘justified’ case of violation of environmental law?
Reportedly, a good number of trees including medicinal plants has been cut down as part of a project ‘to enhance the beauty and greenery’ of
5 May 2021
Mainstreaming human rights in business to protect workers’ rights
A study led by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) revealed that more than 3,50,000 workers in the RMG sector have lost their jobs during Covid-19 pandemic while most of the workers have been laid off without proper compensation.
3 May 2021
Mainstreaming human rights in business to protect workers’ rights
A study led by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) revealed that more than 3,50,000 workers in the RMG sector have lost their jobs during Covid-19 pandemic while most of the workers have been laid off without proper compensation.
30 April 2021
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
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
The legal framework on biodiversity conservation
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic reminds us the fact that if we destroy biodiversity, we actually collapse the system that supports human life to exist.
8 June 2020
The outcome of any UPR or treaty body review should be placed before the parliament for deliberation and policy guidance
UPR may be described as an interactive dialogue about human rights situation between the state under review and other UN Member States. It entails immense importance in the present context. For instance, although it is said that human rights are universal, in practice states have a tendency to view their respective human rights situations as domestic matters.
21 October 2019
The unique case of Sultan Mansur's parliamentary membership
Amidst much confusion as to whether Gonoforum-elect MPs would join sessions of the 11th parliament, Mr Sultan Mansur, the elected MP from Moulvibazar-2 constituency under Gonoforum's banner, finally took his oath as a member of parliament on March 7, 2019.
13 March 2019
Does culture and tradition always undermine women's human rights?
The (in) compatibility of women's human rights and custom, culture and tradition is one of the contested areas where women's rights
11 March 2019
SEVENTY YEARS OF UDHR : The fight for human dignity
This year, Human rights day will mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR, 1948), the core
10 December 2018
Analysing the draft Elimination of Discrimination Act
The recognition of the principle of equality and non-discrimination along with human dignity and social justice has been recognised
19 June 2017
To tackle refugee upheaval in Europe
The report of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) discloses that 65.3 million people including
3 October 2016
WHAT MAKES US TO BE INHUMANE TOWARDS CHILDREN?
The continuous ruthless killings, torture and abuse of children in Bangladesh are turning into a daily life phenomenon that we fail to prevent let alone stop.
17 August 2015
Unconstitutionality of mandatory death penalty
Amidst of debate over the abolition of death penalty around the world, the higher judiciary in Bangladesh has come with a milestone judgement declaring mandatory death penalty unconstitutional.
11 May 2015
Are we forgetting to be ashamed?
The vulnerability of women in our context accelerates when the wrongdoers got impunity with the help or negligence of law enforcement authorities.
20 April 2015