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  1. Labour Law

Systematic Exploitation of the Tea Workers in Bangladesh: Within the Legal Framework and Beyond

Tea is the second-largest cash crop in Bangladesh. According to the Bangladesh Tea Board, there are 167 commercial tea estates with a total area of 2,79,506.88 acres. In 2021, Bangladesh produced the highest-ever 96.5 million kg of tea and earned 180.57 million US dollars by globally exporting 680,000 kg of tea. The people directly contributing […]
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  1. Criminal Law
  2. Right to Leave
  3. 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 […]
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  1. Criminal Law
  2. 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. […]
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  1. Restorative Justice

Restorative Justice to Address the Causes and Consequences of Sexual Harassment: Bangladesh Context

Traditional criminal justice system observes crime as a violation of law and the central focus of this system is to punish offenders. However, certain crimes are not only against the law, but also against individuals and interpersonal relationships, and in order to handle such crimes, social, psychological, and relational injuries must be recognized alongside material […]
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  1. Law of Nationality

The Question of Rights of a Child of Unknown Nationality and Obligations of Netherlands under ICCPR

The United Nations Human Rights Committee (Committee)  in Zhao v the Netherlands ruled that Netherlands violated a child’s right to nationality by not acknowledging Denny Zhao, a child born in the Netherlands but registered with an unknown nationality in the Dutch Civil registry of Utrecht. The registry not only denied him the Dutch nationality but […]
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The High Cost of Dissent: The Quota Reform Movement and Violation of Rights

In the month of July 2024, the Quota Reform Movement in Bangladesh emerged as a powerful symbol for the fight for fundamental human rights, revealing the severe injustices inflicted by the government and law enforcement agencies. The Supreme Court of Bangladesh through landmark cases has recognized the fundamental right to protest against government policies. DHLR […]
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Prospects and Limitations of Environmental Law and Policy: An Analysis

Bangladesh has various environmental policies, legislations, environmental institutions, and international conventions to which it is a party. There are approximately 200 laws, relating to the protection of the environment but their proper application in preserving the environment is not practically visible. The Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995 The Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995 (BECA) is […]
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