Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation, was assassinated on the 15th of August 1975 along with his family members.
Foreign investment is essential for the economic progress of a country since it brings not just financial resources, but also facilitates the transfer of technology, expertise in management, and the generation of employment opportunities.
The Centre for Advanced Legal Studies (CALS), under the Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka organised a seminar on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its legal implications on 27 February 2024. Titled “Should we blame Artificial Intelligence?”, the seminar highlighted how stringent regulations may stifle innovation, while also acknowledging the potential risks associated with the misuse of AI.
Like any other business, the legal industry also adopts technological advancement like legal analytics which includes modern tech tools e.g Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, natural language processing, pattern matching technology etc.
On 23-24 February 2024, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh organised an international conference on the South Asian Constitutional Courts in the twenty-first century:
To promote multilingualism, to protect endangered languages, and to preserve linguistic diversity, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) declared 21st February as the “International Mother Language Day” back in 1999.
The practice of publicly displaying the faces of accused individuals in the presence of media has been longstanding.
This week Your Advocate is Barrister Omar Khan Joy, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is the head of the chambers of a renowned law firm, namely, ‘Legal Counsel’, which has expertise mainly in commercial law, family law, labor law, land law, constitutional law, criminal law, and IPR.
The oaths of the newly elected MPs have given rise to a constitutional conundrum. These oaths may be constitutional in both textual as well as literal senses. However, there are honest questions to be answered.
In a landmark judgement handed down in December 2022, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh applied the constitutional principle of equality to protect the rights of daughters and granddaughters in matters of succession under the Hindu law.
Many legal opinions are spelled out about the ‘Tangail Saree’ geographical indication (GI). Unfortunately, some of them are emotion-driven or misconceived!
Medical negligence happens whenever a healthcare professional fails to meet an acceptable level of care, causing harm to the patient.
Recently, this writer happened to have invited a friend, a judicial officer, to deliver a guest lecture on the functioning of our ‘lower judiciary’.