Year: 2017

  1. Case Comments
  2. Constitutional Law
  3. Human Rights Law

The Constitutionality of Article 35-A of Indian Constitution: Gender Justice and Beyond

A Case Commentary on Charu Wali Khanna & Another V. Union of India & Another. A recent petition filed before the Supreme Court of India demands the abrogation of Article 35-A of the Constitution of India and Note III of a 1927 notification defining “permanent residents” in the State of Jammu & Kashmir, (hereinafter J&K). […]
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  1. International Law
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আন্তর্জাতিক আইনে জাতিগত আত্মনিয়ন্ত্রণের অধিকার

এডমুন্ড বার্ক (1730-1797) ও জ্যঁ জাক রুশোর (1712-1778) লেখায় self-determination ধারণাটির বীজ লুকায়িত থাকলেও উড্রো উইলসনকে (1856-1924) এর জনক বলা হয়। কিন্তু উইলসন ধারণাটির আন্তর্জাতিকীকরণ করলেও এর তাত্ত্বিক বিকাশ ঘটেছে ভ্লাদিমির ইলিচ লেনিনের (1870-1924)  ১৯০৩ সাল থেকে ১৯১৭ সালের মধ্যকার লেখালেখিতে। Rita Augestad Knudsen তাঁর অপ্রকাশিত পিএইচডি থিসিসে (২০১৩) লেনিনের ধারণাকে র‌্যাডিক্যাল আর উইলসনের ধারণাকে […]
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  1. Criminal Law
  2. Tort Law

Sexual Harassment in Workplace: Introducing the Principle of Tortious Liability in Bangladesh

“Of all the evils for which man has made himself responsible, none is so degrading, so shocking or so brutal as his abuse of the better half of humanity;   the female sex.” – Mahatma Gandhi More than half of the total population of Bangladesh are women. Unfortunately,  employment of women in Bangladesh is much lower […]
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Towards a Bangladesh Model BIT: The Chevron Dues and the Case for Reform

In April 2025, Bangladesh’s state-owned gas company Petrobangla cleared all of Chevron’s outstanding gas bills from previous years. Within days of this payment, Petrobangla formally urged Chevron to resume work on the stalled $65 million Jalalabad compressor project. Petrobangla Chairman told the press, ‘…we have already cleared all outstanding arrear payments of Chevron Bangladesh.’ Chevron […]
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The 15th Amendment Case before the High Court Division: An Analytical Perspective

Background On 17 December 2024, the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (SCOB) delivered a historic judgment regarding the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act No. XIV of 2011). The 15th Amendment removed the Non-Party Caretaker Government (NPCG) system for conducting general elections and made numerous other constitutional changes. This write-up […]
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