Star analysis / Where rape happens: Inside homes, among familiar faces
Most rape incidents in Bangladesh do not happen in dark alleys or isolated streets. They occur in places people trust the most -- inside homes.
Law Opinion / The sleeping giant
8 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
In the corridors of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, a quiet jurisprudential revolution is unfolding- one rewriting the rules of comparative constitutional democracy.
Law views / Refusal of entry visa in a global sporting event and international law
2 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
For the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament, host USA granted visas to the Iranian Football team and “necessary support staff”, but a number of officials,
Law Vision / The need to protect our data
2 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
According to global consumer surveys, personal data privacy has become a significant concern worldwide.
Gender and Law / Recognising women’s right to a safe workplace
2 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
Law Letter / Tax law, zakat, and public welfare
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
Law Opinion / The need for coordinated investment governance framework in Bangladesh
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
Centre For Advanced Legal Studies (CALS) publishes research report on ‘Legal Representation in Death Penalty Cases in Bangladesh’
18 June 2026, 01:30 AM
Law & Our Rights
Law Reform / Committal magistracy as solution to protracted trials?
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
A roadmap to amending the National Human Rights Commission Act 2009
16 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
Youth network launched to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling
4 May 2026, 21:52 PM
Law & Our Rights
Law Review / Reimagining legal aid in Bangladesh
22 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
Court Corridor / The writ on banning “Mangal Shobhajatra”
22 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
Law Letter / On mental health rights protection in Bangladesh
22 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Law & Our Rights
A growing herd in a shrinking forest
As elephant numbers grow in the forests of the Mymensingh region, shrinking habitats, blocked migration routes and escalating human-elephant conflict are threatening the future of one of Bangladesh’s last remaining transboundary elephant populations.
Is WTO losing its way?
As major powers increasingly bypass multilateral rules, the WTO’s future hinges on whether political will can keep pace with geopolitical change
11 April 2026, 00:48 AM
Regulating “visual pollution”
Visual Pollution is an emerging environmental problem of modern urbanisation.
10 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Our animal protection laws
In a couple of recent decisions, our courts have taken a strict stance for animal protection.
10 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Iran crisis and the nuances of enforcing force majeure clause
Following the United States-Israel war on Iran which started on 28 February 2026, one legal term has made headlines on several financial newspapers: ‘force majeure’.
10 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Aquarium Park: Where the city meets the wild
At the centre of the capital, a new kind of park is quietly emerging. Nestled in Agargaon, adjacent to the Bangladesh Air Force Museum and the Agargaon Metro Station gate, it features a glass tunnel aquarium, a bird aviary, a koi pond, and a waterfall.
8 April 2026, 01:33 AM
Punashcha Dhaka: Revisiting the city’s social and cultural past
Dhaka has always been a city that returns to itself. Every alley, riverbank, and ruin seems to hold another story waiting to be rediscovered.
6 April 2026, 02:57 AM
Next 180 days will be challenging for the newly elected government
A roundtable titled “Looking into Bangladesh’s Development: Priorities for the Newly Elected Government in the Short to Medium Term” was held on March 4, 2026, at the BRAC Center, Dhaka.
5 April 2026, 01:45 AM
Sunflowers and beyond Witnessing CROSSROAD
By sheer stroke of chance, I stepped into the exhibition space of Galleri Kaya in Uttara and managed to take a quick look at the group art exhibition titled “CROSSROAD … not a project”.
4 April 2026, 03:54 AM
Out of the tea gardens
Bangladesh’s tea estate workers remain among the country’s most deprived, but new generations are breaking those barriers
4 April 2026, 00:55 AM
You want an empty Dhaka, but can it survive without people?
“Go back to where you came from, leave us alone,” I bet that line made you angry. It’s one of those lines you hear from certain elitists across the world, and, ironically, even in Dhaka.
1 April 2026, 01:26 AM
On Competition Law and price-fixing
Outside the commonly understood media connotation of the term, a ‘cartel’ in economics refers to market participants that conspire together to establish market dominance, often by creating a monopoly or oligopoly.
1 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Joli No’udim Hittei?- “Why shouldn’t I resist?”
Even after half a century since the birth of Bangladesh, the state has yet to ensure and sustainably implement the rights of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Bangladesh.
1 April 2026, 00:00 AM
A review of the Commercial Court Ordinance 2026
The Commercial Court Ordinance 2026 (the Ordinance) marked a significant milestone in the commercial justice system of Bangladesh.
1 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Kazi’s jurisdiction and the validity of marriage
Dear Mr Fayaz, thank you for your query. Before diving deep into the matter, a little bit of context is important.
18 March 2026, 00:10 AM
In defence of a criminal defence lawyer
In recent times, we have seen an alarming phenomenon in our country: criminal defence lawyers in sensational cases are often painted as villains by many.
4 March 2026, 00:00 AM
The ‘Asian tiger’ dream is stalling. It is time Bangladeshi founders look to the Gulf
There is a familiar refrain doing the rounds in Dhaka’s startup circles. “The ecosystem is dead.” “The ship is sinking.” The mood is understandable, but it misdiagnoses the problem. Bangladesh’s startup ecosystem is not dying. It is just working from the wrong map.
24 February 2026, 13:01 PM
Why entrepreneurship must be Bangladesh’s next national mission
Traditional employment is under pressure everywhere, squeezed by automation, artificial intelligence, slower growth and the aftershocks of the pandemic. Young people are hit first and hardest, pushed into unemployment, underemployment, or insecure work.
17 February 2026, 09:35 AM
How the Dutch East India Company invented the MNC
On a March day in 1602, the Dutch Republic tried to solve a problem of commerce with a piece of statecraft. Rival merchant groups were bidding up the cost of spices in Asia, squeezing profits at home, while the war for independence from Spain made overseas trade inseparable from national security.
6 January 2026, 08:03 AM
Our inherently anti-poor vagrancy laws
During the colonial times, vagrancy laws were widely enacted in many European colonies, including the British Raj. In the erstwhile Bengal, the Raj enacted the Vagrancy Act, 1943 (Bengal Act), which specifically dealt with the issue of begging as an issue of vagrancy. I
16 December 2025, 18:00 PM
73 years on, New Market still a shoppers’ haven. Here’s why
Affordability, trust, and tradition bind generations of customers to New Market
3 October 2025, 18:00 PM