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The Extent of Legal Protection for Biodiversity in Bangladesh
Introduction: Present national environmental laws around the world got their basis from various international conventions, treaties, and agreements. From all these, Stockholm Declaration in 1972 and Rio Declaration in 1992 are the most well-known conference which emphasised and addressed particular…
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Limitation Period for Filing Civil Revision is the Same as Appeal
Case: Siris Chandro Mondal vs. Sunil Kumar Mondal Reference: 67 DLR (2015) 432 Synopsis: According to the long-standing practice of the Supreme Court, the limitation period for filing a civil revision is the same as appeals, viz. 90 days and…
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Adultery Law in Bangladesh: A Reassessment for Contemporary Application
Adultery is generally considered as intrusion in the marital right. Besides religious, social and other moral values, it is a punishable offence under the Penal Code, 1860. This write-up is an endeavour to recheck the efficiency of the provision of…
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Recalling Witness for Cross-Examination after Closure of Prosecution Case
Case Title: CHUTTA MIAH vs. STATE Reference: 56 DLR (HCD) (2004) page 610. Author Judge: Afzal Hossain Ahmed J. Fact of the case: The petitioner Chutta Miah along with other co-accused was being tried u/s 302/34 of the PC, 1860…
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High Court Division can Award Costs in Exercising its Inherent Power
Case Title: Khandker Latifur Rahman vs. The State Reference: 14 ADC (2017) 515 Judge: Justice Md. Abdul Wahhab Miah Ratio of the Judgment: “The High Court Division in exercising its inherent power under section 561A of the Code can award…
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Personal Data Protection in Bangladesh and GDPR
Recently Pathao, a ride-sharing homegrown platform from Bangladesh has come under a lot of flak and scrutiny for allegations of unauthorized access to user’s SMS and contact list. This incident also started an important discussion relating to the protection of…
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Weight of School Bags Must Not Be More than 10% of Child’s Body Weight-Supreme Court
Case Title: S. M. Masud Hossain Dolon and others Vs. Government of Bangladesh and others Citation: 2017 (1) LNJ 317 Judge: Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury. J. Case No: Writ Petition No. 8252 of 2015 Facts: The case starts with filing of a writ…
Legal Aid in Bangladesh: A Matter of Timing
Key words: legal aid, pre-trial detention, prison overcrowding, Bangladesh Abstract The recently completed Justice Audit has generated a considerable amount of data from across the criminal justice system in Bangladesh. With the help of this data, it is now possible…
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