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Law & Our Rights, The Daily Star The weekly law page from The Daily Star. Email your submissions to [email protected] The law, like any human invention, defies perfection.

Thus, learned men have, since time immemorial, debated law and justice resulting in a never-ending series of epiphanies, each inching us closer to a complete understanding of the law. This page has been officially created in efforts to make 'Law & Our Rights' Section of the Daily Star Newspaper, which comes out every Tuesday, more popular and rights oriented among our readers and attract the non-r

eaders to it. We aim to provide our fans, followers and readers with fast updates and information regarding legal affairs in an organized way. Stay tuned for more news from the legal world!!!

“International human rights law already contains a firm basis for claims to water. The International Covenant on Economi...
14/12/2025

“International human rights law already contains a firm basis for claims to water. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), read with General Comment No. 15 (2002), recognises that water is necessary to secure an adequate standard of living and the highest attainable standard of health; the water entitlement must be 'sufficient, safe, acceptable, physically accessible and affordable'. Child and gender-specific instruments (CRC Art. 24, CEDAW Art. 14) reinforce the special protection duty for vulnerable groups. These sources therefore impose on states obligations to respect, protect and fulfil access to potable water for their populations,” writes Sharmista Banik. Read the full write-up here:

https://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/news/the-intersection-transboundary-water-conflicts-and-human-rights-4057976

When the United Nations General Assembly, in 2010, affirmed that ‘the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation’ (Resolution 64/292) is a human right, it impliedly recognised water as a fundamental legal entitlement connected to dignity, health, and life.

“[T]he most compelling argument for the recognition of the positive right to education is that it creates a constitution...
14/12/2025

“[T]he most compelling argument for the recognition of the positive right to education is that it creates a constitutional framework for accountability. Making it enforceable will imply that in the event the State fails to take adequate and necessary measures to protect it, citizens will be able to hold the government accountable by instituting a writ petition under Article 102 of the Constitution. Once education becomes justiciable, governments will be required to justify their actions, or lack thereof, against constitutional benchmarks,” writes Zaid Ekram. Read his latest write-up here.

Education has long been called the backbone of the nation, yet Bangladesh’s Constitution refrains from recognising this basic human right in a way that would be meaningful for the people of the country.

Delayed justice perpetuates uncertainty that deters investment, inflates transaction costs, and raises social instabilit...
05/12/2025

Delayed justice perpetuates uncertainty that deters investment, inflates transaction costs, and raises social instability. A court system that disposes of its cases promptly protects not only individual rights but also social order and economic activity.

‘Justice delayed is justice denied’- the aphorism has become a lived reality for many Bangladeshi victims. Our courts are groaning under a mounting backlog: by the end of 2024, roughly 4.5 million cases were pending across the judiciary, with well over 3.8 million cases in the lower courts alone...

Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun's sentence has since been an issue of public and intellectual discussion. A report in the Pr...
05/12/2025

Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun's sentence has since been an issue of public and intellectual discussion. A report in the Prothom Alo says that the family members of the July uprising martyrs are unhappy with the lenient punishment of only five years in prison that he received, and demanded that he be sentenced to at least life imprisonment. On the other hand, some within the legal community seem to believe that the law requires him to be acquitted.

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 has recently delivered the first verdict concerning the crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising.

Bangladesh also requires an institutional overhaul. The cyber units should be well-trained in digital forensics, gender ...
26/11/2025

Bangladesh also requires an institutional overhaul. The cyber units should be well-trained in digital forensics, gender sensitivity, and victim-centred approaches. The courts should be trained on various novel kinds of digital crimes and harms. The government should also design a standard operating procedures about how agencies should respond to cyber violence, in a time-sensitive manner. Workplaces and educational institutions should come up with systemic and sustainable measures that can assist electronic harassment victims. There should be clear reporting channels, accessible legal services, and other privacy-sensitive processes so that victims feel encouraged to report crimes.

✍️ Farjana Yesmin



A case was recently filed under the Cyber Security Ordinance 2025 after a manipulated image of a female faculty member of the University of Dhaka had been posted on the internet with derogatory captions and remarks.

“Tech-facilitated intimate partner violence (TF-IPV) is the act of threatening, stalking or abusing a current or former ...
26/11/2025

“Tech-facilitated intimate partner violence (TF-IPV) is the act of threatening, stalking or abusing a current or former partner through the misuse or abuse of technology. On the same note, technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) involves a broad range of sexual abuse online, including sextortion, cyber harassment, sharing of images without consent and voyeurism, all of which are blatant abuses of privacy, consent, an array of individual rights and dignity.”



Tech-facilitated intimate partner violence (TF-IPV) is the act of threatening, stalking or abusing a current or former partner through the misuse or abuse of technology.

Bangladesh has entered a new phase in its digital governance story with two Ordinances, namely, The Personal Data Protec...
19/11/2025

Bangladesh has entered a new phase in its digital governance story with two Ordinances, namely, The Personal Data Protection Ordinance 2025 (PDPO) and the National Data Management Ordinance 2025 (NDMO). Their appearance, almost devoid of public discussion, invites reflection: are we witnessing the long-delayed codification of digital rights, or the rise of a data-centric State?

Bangladesh has entered a new phase in its digital governance story with two Ordinances, namely, The Personal Data Protection Ordinance 2025 (PDPO) and the National Data Management Ordinance 2025 (NDMO). Their appearance, almost devoid of public discussion, invites reflection: are we witnessing the l...

For decades, Bangladesh's digital network has operated under the constant threat of arbitrary executive interferences. A...
19/11/2025

For decades, Bangladesh's digital network has operated under the constant threat of arbitrary executive interferences. Access to the internet could be severed without notice or remedy whenever there emerged any political tension within the country.

For decades, Bangladesh’s digital network has operated under the constant threat of arbitrary executive interferences. Access to the internet could be severed without notice or remedy whenever there emerged any political tension within the country.

Article 95(1) of the Constitution of Bangladesh mandated the President to consult the Chief Justice (CJ) when appointing...
19/11/2025

Article 95(1) of the Constitution of Bangladesh mandated the President to consult the Chief Justice (CJ) when appointing Supreme Court (SC) judges. This requirement was removed by the 4th Amendment in 1975 but reinstated by the 15th Amendment in 2011. This issue was first examined in Bangladesh v Idrisur Rahman, reported in 29 BLD (AD) 79, also known as the Ten Judges' case. The Appellate Division (AD) ruled that consulting the CJ was a necessary "constitutional imperative or convention" for appointing SC judges, even when this requirement was omitted by the 4th Amendment.

Article 95(1) of the Constitution of Bangladesh mandated the President to consult the Chief Justice (CJ) when appointing Supreme Court (SC) judges.

Jeba Mobashwira writes, “In a landmark judgment, the High Court Division in the Azmeri Haque Badhon case declared Sectio...
13/11/2025

Jeba Mobashwira writes, “In a landmark judgment, the High Court Division in the Azmeri Haque Badhon case declared Section 19(b) unconstitutional for being inconsistent with Articles 26, 27, and 28 of the Constitution. As a result, Azmeri Haque Badhon became the first mother in Bangladesh to be recognised as the full legal guardian of her daughter despite the father being alive.”

A “guardian” is someone who takes care of a child, looks after the child’s property, or both, according to Section 4(2) of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890. However, under Muslim law, guardianship is divided into two types based on function: Waliyat alal Nafs and Waliyat alal Mal.

“Perhaps most significantly, Article 7 permits investors to file an ICSID claim after only six months of failed negotiat...
13/11/2025

“Perhaps most significantly, Article 7 permits investors to file an ICSID claim after only six months of failed negotiations, without any requirement first to exhaust local legal remedies. This is rather a "blank cheque" approach in the light of modern standards,” writes Forhad Ahmed. Read his recent write-up here!

The S Alam group has recently lodged an arbitration claim against Bangladesh at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). This event is significant for our investment law regime. The claim was made under one of our older Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) with Singapo...

Around the world, many people are forced to leave their houses, country of origin and cross borders to find dignity and ...
05/11/2025

Around the world, many people are forced to leave their houses, country of origin and cross borders to find dignity and safety from conflict, persecution and gross violation of human rights. Their journeys demonstrate both the failure of states to uplift protection under international norms and human resilience. Often the refugees go to host countries where they absolutely depend on the goodwill of host governments, and in many cases these host states are not signatory to the UN Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol. This gap in legal frameworks drags millions of refugees to darkness without formal legal status, dependent on humanitarian aid and limited to no access to education and employment. The principle of non-refoulement and customary international law guide that refugees shall not be returned to danger, but they do not force host countries to give permanent legal protection to the refugees.

Around the world, many people are forced to leave their houses, country of origin and cross borders to find dignity and safety from conflict, persecution and gross violation of human rights.

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