Towards independence

Theme of the 2017 World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) is “Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination”. The theme is line with the spirit of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) which recognises the right of persons with disabilities to independence of person and to individual autonomy (article 3).
27 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Bringing discipline in road transport sector

There was a timely piece on bus fare published in The Daily Star on 12 March 2017 titled, “Bus fare not fair”. The piece rightly
27 March 2017, 18:00 PM

YOUR ADVOCATE

I am 23 years old, student of a private university and living in student hostels. For the past one month, a man identifying himself as
27 March 2017, 18:00 PM

URGE TO RATIFY THE CONVENTION ON CYBERCRIME

A 2013 report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and McAfee surveyed various implications of cybercrimes on
27 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Redress against domestic violence

Few days ago, I came across this video in Facebook where a middle-aged man hits his wife repeatedly on a train.
20 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Freedom of expression in social media

We often articulate that technology has made the world smaller, but the social media has made the globe even smaller.
20 March 2017, 18:00 PM

The emergence of Bangladesh

From a legal point of view, the Independence Day of Bangladesh has a connection with the Proclamation of Independence of 1971...
20 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Trial of international crimes: Strategic change is due

The International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973 was enacted to provide for the detention, prosecution and punishment of persons responsible for committing genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and other crimes recognised under international law.
20 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Redress against domestic violence

Few days ago, I came across this video in Facebook where a middle-aged man hits his wife repeatedly on a train. It
20 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Freedom of expression in social media

We often articulate that technology has made the world smaller, but the social media has made the globe even
20 March 2017, 18:00 PM

The emergence of Bangladesh

From a legal point of view, the Independence Day of Bangladesh has a connection with the Proclamation of
20 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Trial of international crimes: Strategic change is due

The International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973 was enacted to provide for the detention, prosecution and
20 March 2017, 18:00 PM

The admissibility of e-mail as evidence

Rapid modernisation and industrialisation have made the world dependent on new and modern technologies. The economic transactions have become paperless and documentations are now preferred to be digitised.
18 March 2017, 12:28 PM

Why patient is not a consumer?

A consumer is a person who either purchases or agrees to purchase products or services by payment of price.
18 March 2017, 12:17 PM

Filing complaint by consumers

According to section 2(3) of the Consumer Rights Protection Act 2009, the following persons can file a complaint to the Directorate of
13 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Resettling Rohingyas and international law

The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees are two major international instruments under international refugee law.
13 March 2017, 18:00 PM

People's Tribunal on Myanmar crimes

Permanent People's Tribunal (hereinafter “PPT”) has been working since June 24, 1979. Since its establishment, the PPT has held 42
13 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Article 7B and constitutional stalemate

There are better alternatives than Article 7B in order to safeguard the Constitution from unconstitutional intrusions. Instead of
13 March 2017, 18:00 PM

An Overview of the Impeachment of Supreme Court Judges in Bangladesh

The first constitution of Bangladesh, drafted in 1972, gave the Parliament the power to impeach the judges of the Supreme Court (SC).
13 March 2017, 11:54 AM

Empowering youth through human rights education

Commonwealth Youth Human Rights and Democracy Network (CYHRDN), Commonwealth Secretariat, organised a day long workshop on “Empowering Youth through Human Rights Education” in partnership with Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI).
13 March 2017, 11:40 AM