Rights Watch / Farmers’ rights under the Plant Varieties Protection Act 2019
23 June 2022
Extending Intellectual Property (IP) protection to plant varieties – especially in the context of developing and agriculture-based economy like Bangladesh – is fraught with debates.
23 June 2022
Law Watch / Implementing the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security
21 January 2022
In 2019, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Bangladesh, in collaboration with the UN Women Bangladesh country office, published the National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 2019-2022.
21 January 2022
Law Analysis / The Official Secrets Act and how it affects the culture of accountability
24 May 2021
The Official Secrets Act, 1923 (OSA) – a nearly 100-year-old colonial legislation – has recently garnered much attention following the arrest of journalist Rozina Islam.
24 May 2021
2020: THE YEAR IN REVIEW / Looking back at the laws enacted in 2020
4 January 2021
The Jatiya Sangsad of Bangladesh went into session for a total of 10 times in 2020; only 4 of them since the COVID-19 outbreak.
4 January 2021
Law Review / An analysis on the draft NRCC Act 2020
21 December 2020
The National River Conservation Commission recently published the Draft National River Conservation Commission Act 2020 soliciting opinions on the Bill.
21 December 2020
Combatting rape: A more effective strategy is to properly enforce existing laws
19 October 2020
LD: What, in your opinion, are the reasons of the recent surge in incidence of rape?
19 October 2020
Challenges of making the Right to Information Act effective
27 September 2020
Right to information is well-recognised as a significant facet of fundamental freedom of expression.
27 September 2020
Recognition of One Person Company in Bangladesh
21 September 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has created both challenges and opportunities for Bangladesh in terms of commerce and investments.
21 September 2020
Sketching out the shades of discrimination laws: Colourism in context
The Black Lives Matter campaign inspired informed debates and discussions on racism and colourism across the world. In this backdrop, several notable beauty conglomerates recently decided to remove words like ‘white/whitening’ and fair/fairness from their products’ packs and communication with a view to evolving their skin care portfolio to a more inclusive vision of beauty.
13 July 2020
What can you do with a law degree?
If you’re studying law, you are probably referred to as a lawyer by friends and family on a regular basis. In fact, many students choose to get a law degree to pursue a career as an attorney.
20 June 2019
An Overview of Environmental Laws of Bangladesh
With the imminent threat of climate change on one hand and the everyday cost of deteriorating habitability on the other, Bangladesh is
3 June 2019
Legal framework for workplace safety
Workplace health and safety conditions in Bangladesh has seen steady improvements since the disastrous Rana Plaza incident which
29 April 2019