This week Your Advocate is Barrister Omar Khan Joy, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is the head of the chambers of a

Despite being a people's republic, democracy in Bangladesh is yet to flourish and be a value-laden model for others. Since our

The Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) is an environmentally protected zone where the ecosystem is considered to be endangered to reach

The object of criminal justice system is to punish the wrongdoer and thereby to ensure justice for the victim. When any person comes

Over the years, Bangladesh has been achieving exemplary progress with its development and poverty reduction in spite of its many

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, By any other name would smell as sweet.” ~Romeo and Juliet Act II, Scene II

Cultural diversity – the driving force of change and development – is increasingly under threat, United Nations agencies said on May

Given that economic sufferings of the justice seeking people are immense in our country, the time demands a sustainable criminal

Bangladesh accepted changes for the Muslim majority through the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961 which it inherited after it

Anyone comparing the packets of tobacco products in Bangladesh and some other countries may notice that the packets in

Soon after the Second World War, by constituting the Charters of the Nuremberg Tribunal (1945) and Tokyo Tribunal (1946), the world

Environmental law, one of the dynamic realms of international law, is deemed as the most fascinating area of research and analysis for

The primary statute governing arbitrations in Bangladesh is the Arbitration Act 2001 (the AA 2001), which was drafted on the basis of

A day-long workshop titled “Embracing SDG: Perspective Bangladesh and Beyond” was jointly organised by SDG Lab and the University of Asia Pacific (UAP) on May 20, 2017, at UAP.

Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka organised the inaugural edition of ‘Law Faculty Open Discussion’ on May 8, 2017.

Energy, being the pre-requisite for all developments, is inevitable for emerging economies like Bangladesh to continuously run all the

Despite being a heinous crime, sexual offences, specially cases of rape, mostly go unreported in Bangladesh. There are numerous

Our longstanding perception of 20 to 30 years of “life imprisonment” has been sharply questioned by the Chief Justice of Bangladesh

For quite a considerable period of time, law schools in Bangladesh have been under constant criticism for not being able to produce efficient graduates who are expected to work as legal professionals both in bench and bar. With the global progress of legal

To ensure the attendance of the accused or witness in any criminal proceeding, section 68 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)