Author: Preeti Kona Sikder

Preeti Kana Sikder is an Assistant Professor at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) since January 2023. She graduated from the University of Dhaka, completed her LLM there, and later pursued a Master in Environmental Science and Management from BUP. Prior to BUP, she served as an Assistant Professor at Jahangirnagar University (JU) and also worked as a lecturer at the University of Asia Pacific (UAP) and as a Legal Research Assistant at the Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA). [Last updated on 25 August 2023]

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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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