Law

Road mishaps in front of educational institutes in Dhaka city are frequent. When a student falls victim to any mishap, fellow students become disgruntled. They protest, block street, vandalise vehicles and demand exemplary punishment of the driver. And the scene repeats itself over and over. No doubt, drivers often flout traffic rules and endanger pedestrians’ life. But are the pedestrians careful enough to save their own lives? I guess no. Pedestrians are as reckless as the drivers are. Details…

As per our constitution, all the peoples of the republic should enjoy the same fundamental rights irrespective of the religion, race or caste. Under any circumstances none should be negligible at all on the point of fundamental or human rights issue. Details…

To make better policy in Bangladesh it should be participatory as people can be aware about policy. Policy makers should consult with stakeholders and justifies their opinions then goes for make. The local situation as metro-logical, geographical, environment, laws should be justified and justified the public demand. Details…

Investigation is a time consuming and expensive police business. It is not as easy as normal trading where commodities are placed in the departmental shops, the police officers just visit the market and buy them. Investigations are sometimes uncommonly complex, intricate and with multiple dimensions. Details…

This book is intended to simplify law. Why is simplification necessary? As the author states in preface that, most of the law books in our country are crammed with complex section and sub-section, cases, precedents from superior courts etc. Details…

The recent behavioural trend of the Bangladesh parliamentarians looks very odd to say the least. These days, the JS session can at best be compared to a village haat (bazaar) or a launch ghat where illiterate people converse and communicate using vulgar and indecent language Details…

“The murderers could have been arrested within an hour only if the police had tried!” “If the government stops controlling the police, the country could be free from criminal activities in no time!” — All these comments illuminate how much our people are ignorant about the complexity of criminal behaviour and about the capability of our police service. Details…

A Head Teacher from Pirojpur was arrested for having a copy of Taslima Nasreen’s ‘Lajja’ in the school’s library.

He was later released on bail. Details…

Right to information along with access to information is one of the most fundamental rights enjoyed by a citizenry. The Right to Information (RTI) Act has its origins in 2008, when the RTI Ordinance was drafted and subsequently passed into a law by Sheikh Hasina’s government. Details…

Sam is a university-educated guy of 25 years. He is living in Dhaka and works as a university teacher. Six years ago, after graduating from college at the age of 19, he discovered that his sexual orientation deviates from the cultural norm in Bangladesh. Today he is in a romantic relationship with a man. Details…