The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), uniquely covering issues ranging from health, education, environment to peace, justice, security, and equality were born at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 replacing the Millennium Development Goals…
Category: Law
Right to Vote: An equal or unequal right!
Right to suffrage is a constitutional right in any country and not an exception in Bangladesh. It is a human rights eluded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But a group of people in Bangladesh cannot really exercise this…
Complexities of Trial Procedure as a Bar to Civil Justice
Delay defeats justice. So, in order to ensure civil justice, existing barricades, in adjudicating civil suits quickly, have to be removed from our trial system. However, as per section 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 all suits of…
Securing Women Rights during the Rohingya Crisis
Introduction and Historical Background of The Rohingya Conflict During the past 60 years the main victims of war have been civilians, among which majority is women. The protection of civilians during armed conflict is a priority of international humanitarian law.[1]…
Biased Autopsy Reports: Inadequacy of Legal Remedies
Right to life encompasses right to proper health care. Malpractice in health care affects the right to life. As one of the vital medical examination, autopsy is commonly known as Post Mortem which investigates the causes, manner and time of…
Hindu Marriage: The urge of divorce in Bangladesh or A Sacrosanct Marriage Tie
Hindus have, from the very beginning of their civilization, regarded marriage as a “sacrament”, as a tie which once tied cannot be untied. It was regarded as a union which subsists not merely during this life but for all lives…