Environmental Law Revisiting the Management of the Ecologically Critical Areas of Bangladesh Biodiversity is defined as the number and types of plants and animals that exist in a particular area or in the world generally. Protecting the biodiversity is of utmost importance in today’s world. Similarly in Bangladesh, the biodiversity of which is in fact an excellent combination of forestry, hills and marine ecosystems, the issue of […] Written by Preeti Sikder July 3, 2022July 4, 2022
Criminal Law Rape Law Departure from ‘Penile-Vaginal’ Penetration: Redefining Penetration as a Constituent of Rape Rape is a crime of violence, not sex. It is a heinous crime against a person’s dignity. Justice Krishna Iyer in the case of Rafiq v the State of UP said that the murderer kills the body of a victim but the rapist kills the soul. The first codified law regarding rape and its punishment […] Written by Soeb Aktar June 21, 2022June 21, 2022
Court Corridor Court Corridor 2022 From the Court Corridor: March Edition (2022) This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) and the Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in March 2022. Directing the eviction of illegal establishments located in Chaktai & Rajhkhali Canals In 2016 Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB) filed a […] Written by Arman Hossain May 1, 2022May 1, 2022
Court Corridor Court Corridor 2022 From the Court Corridor: February 2022 This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) and the Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in February 2022. Asking the List of Chemical Warehouses in Old Dhaka On 1 February 2022 the HCD ordered the concerned authorities to submit within 17 […] Written by Shah Maruf April 1, 2022April 1, 2022
Criminal Law Right to Leave Travel Ban Travel Ban on the Accused: The Current Legal Regime in Bangladesh Every citizen of Bangladesh has the right to leave and re-enter the country as guaranteed by Article 36 of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (Constitution). Minimum curtailment of this fundamental right except as provided by law will be a violation of the constitutional mandate. As an accused person is presumed innocent until […] Written by Shah Maruf March 15, 2022March 15, 2022
Court Corridor Court Corridor 2022 From the Court Corridor: January Edition (2022) This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in January 2022. The HCD Directs to Formulate a Guideline on Polygamy The HCD issued a rule on 5 January 2022 calling on the government to explain the constitutional legality of […] Written by Tasnim Nusrat Reza February 28, 2022February 28, 2022
Criminal Law Law on Bail Conditional Bail: A Common but Illegal Practice Needs to be Legalized Bail has been established as a method for an accused person to be released from public custody and placed in private custody. However, for many years, courts have granted bail to the accused with an additional burden of restriction, and bail that is accompanied by such restriction or condition is referred to as conditional bail. […] Written by Sazzad Ali Sakib and Arman Hossain February 5, 2022February 5, 2022
Court Corridor Court Corridor 2021 From the Court Corridor: December Edition (2021) This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) and the Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in December 2021. Declaring denial of government jobs to the qualified ones for not having any land as a permanent address unacceptable Mim Akhter, a resident […] Written by Arman Hossain January 31, 2022February 1, 2022
Court Corridor Court Corridor 2021 From the Court Corridor: November Edition (2021) This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) and the Appellate Division (AD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in November 2021. The AD seized the sessional power of a judge for violating the court’s stay order on bail The erstwhile judge of Dhaka Women […] Written by Tasnim Nusrat Reza December 31, 2021December 31, 2021
Court Corridor Court Corridor 2021 From the Court Corridor: October Edition (2021) This edition of ‘From the Court Corridor’ curates the notable pronouncements of the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh in October 2021. Rejecting a writ petition where the court’s directives on the enactment of a law for the formation of Election Commission (EC) were sought After the statement made by […] Written by Sazzad Ali Sakib November 30, 2021November 30, 2021
