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#Women Empowerment / Challenging tradition: women's inheritance laws in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, inheritance laws are deeply entwined with personal religious beliefs, drawing from ancient scripts that afforded women minimal rights. At a time when women shoulder equal responsibilities in both familial and societal spheres, it's incongruous that these archaic laws persist.
A guide to navigating law exams
For students of law, the stepping stone to academic success is knowing the mistakes to avoid from the get-go.
Team BUP set to represent Bangladesh at the Jessup int’l rounds in USA after winning national rounds
Team BUP achieved a historic win at Jessup Bangladesh, marking a triumphant moment for Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) and making them the flag bearer of Bangladesh at the international rounds in Washington DC, USA.
What to expect as a first-year student of Law
Law can be an intimidating subject. From its student, it demands both a sharp memory and an even sharper set of critical thinking skills.
CSA v cybersecurity laws of other countries
Comparing this law with those in other countries can help us determine how well the proposed CSA aligns with international standards.
RTI: A law that can bring joy to citizens
To the tremendous potential of the RTI Act, there are a handful of RTI activists and enthusiasts in Bangladesh who persevere to take the law forward with their zeal and determination.
The case for studying law
The word “lawyer” might invoke certain scenes and images in our minds.
US judge says Penguin Random House book merger cannot go forward
In hearings held in August, the government argued that the largest five publishers control 90% of the market, and a combined Penguin and Simon & Schuster would control nearly half of the market for publishing rights to blockbuster books while its nearest competitors would be less than half its size.
Mass Media Employees Bill: JS body to sit with stakeholders
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Broadcast Ministry will sit with stakeholders before finalising the much debated “Mass Media Employees (Services Conditions) Bill 2022.”
Eastern University Mooting Team crowned champions
Eastern University Mooting Team has been crowned champions in the Bangladesh National Round of the 12th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition 2021.
UPL launches Dr Masum Billah's new book on poverty and land law
The Politics of Land Law: Poverty and Land Legislation in Bangladesh (University Press Ltd, 2021), a book by Dr Masum Billah, Associate Professor of Jagannath University, was launched in a virtual programme held by UPL on October 2, 2021.
Girls face broken dreams as Nepal fails to curb child marriage
Child marriage is illegal in Nepal, yet the impoverished Himalayan nation has failed to put in place policies to curb the practice with almost 40 percent of girls married before the age of 18.
Brazilian Ramos, China's Chen barred from Olympic Games for doping
Brazilian cyclist Kleber Ramos and Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi are disqualified from the Olympic Games for having failed doping tests, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) says.
Barcelona vow to back Lionel Messi after 'personal attack'
Barcelona vow to support Lionel Messi following his decision to appeal against the 21-month jail sentence handed down to him by a Spanish court after being found guilty of fiscal fraud and believe the verdict is "an attack on his person".
SC upholds ruling over arrest on suspicion
The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court verdict with some modifications and guidelines to stop police force from making arbitrary arrests on suspicion and torturing arrestees on remand.
Pakistan violated 1974 tripartite accord: Law minister
The 1974 tripartite agreement is no longer valid as Pakistan violated the accord by not taking their stranded citizens back from Bangladesh, Law Minister Anisul Huq says.
5 ‘militants’ deported from Singapore remanded
A Dhaka court has placed five alleged militants, who were deported from Singapore, on seven-day remand each in connection with a case filed under the anti-terrorism act.
Draft law with 7yr jail for railway land grab okayed
The government has endorsed a draft law that will hand a maximum of seven-year imprisonment to occupants and grabbers of railway land.
EPZs may get trade unions; draft law approved
Cabinet gives final approval to the draft of the ‘The Bangladesh EPZ Labour Law, 2016’ keeping a provision for constituting labour organisations in the Export Processing Zones (EPZs) as well as forming a permanent wage board for their workers.
