Prisoners without committing any crimes
The regulations for children of incarcerated mothers in Bangladesh are inadequate and/or not being implemented.
3m ago
A glimmer of hope for gender justice
Throughout this booklet, which is primarily meant to be read by lawyers and judges, India's apex court has provided an exhaustive list of stereotype-promoting language that should be replaced by alternative language.
8m ago
Why the reluctance to rethink police powers?
On July 13, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court once again upheld the guidelines to stop the arbitrary arrests made by police based on suspicion
9m ago
Essential Services Bill 2023: A step back for labour rights
In effect, ESMA seems to be nothing short of a joint exploitation tactic by the government and businesses to further oppress workers.
9m ago
Why are our guardianship laws still so patriarchal?
Mothers can now be students' sole legal guardians, but this is only the first step forward
1y ago
HC on Narsingdi assault: A country for the ‘civilised’?
The hostility that the Bangladeshi public usually shows towards women is in no way civilised
1y ago
Why are rape victims still put on trial?
The rape culture in Bangladesh is nurtured by many disappointing legal loopholes.
2y ago
April 29, 2021
The Artist Reclaims Her Art
With the release of Fearless (Taylor's Version), Swift will once again own her masters.
April 29, 2021
Meeting Maria
The bottles clanked. I hadn’t met her in years. But I was no longer able to take what was happening to me. And so, I gathered the courage and asked Maria for the meeting.
April 26, 2021
Does anyone care about the Banshkhali Power Plant workers?
On April 17, police opened fire at the Banshkhali Power Plant workers. They were asking for something very simple—payment of due wages,
October 29, 2020
The Horrors of the Marital License to Rape
A 14-year-old child bride in Tangail’s Basail upazila has died just at the “right time”.
September 12, 2020
Five reasons why Nishat Tasnim is grateful for masks
Twenty-five-year-old Nishat Tasnim, the 6,079th of her name, has recently returned to work under the pretension that the coronavirus pandemic was a collective hallucination. She is grateful that everyone is now wearing masks, and not just because it keeps the virus away.
September 10, 2020
We must protect Hindu women’s right to inherit property
In a landmark decision, the High Court has recently ruled that Hindu widows are entitled to inherit shares in all properties of their husbands including agricultural land.
August 20, 2020
Covid-19: A win for disaster capitalism and loss for the climate
If six months ago someone had proposed shutting down the whole world to resolve a crisis, they would have been laughed off. In times of shock, impossible ideas suddenly seem possible and, more often than not, it’s the corporations that reap the benefits of that possibility.
June 14, 2019
Witness to the Wars and the Walls A day in Berlin
If you are arriving in Berlin from a more pristine, more conventionally “charming” tourist city, prepare to be shocked. Berlin is filthier than Amsterdam, less organised than Vienna, less flamboyant than Budapest. Even compared to its German counterparts, Berlin is
April 25, 2019
Is it Dhaka or is it Westeros?
Life in Dhaka is much more than just incessant traffic and countless restaurants. In fact, if you looked closely you would find that we have more in common with a fictional medieval kingdom than what appears to the naked eye. Yes, I am talking about Westeros.
April 12, 2019
Prague Bohemia's Rhapsody
After the most traumatic academic year of my postgraduate legal studies, I decided to reward myself with a budget friendly Europe trip.
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