Month: October 2014

  1. Labour Law
  2. Migration Law

On the Limits of Law: The Plight of Bangladesh’s Migrant Workers Overseas

The field of international migration (from Bangladesh) is becoming increasingly complex. A most culpable reason behind the sufferings, and eventually a status of rightslessness, of Bangladeshi migrant workers working abroad is high recruitment costs, often unlawfully charged by the private recruiters. Another factor that pushes their plights to a level of sheer inhumaneness, is the […]
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  1. Human Rights Law
  2. Right to Information

Right to Information: Let the Sunshine Lighten the Dark

The right to information, meaning the people’s right to know or accessibility to information derives its origin from Sweden. Historically, Sweden was the first country in the world to adopt a “Freedom of Information Act” in 1776. However, the democratic changeover in the Central and Eastern Europe following the fall of the Berlin wall in […]
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  1. Human Rights Law
  2. Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking and Bangladesh: A Curse to be Lifted

Human trafficking is an organized crime that infringes a person’s right to live with freedom and dignity. The magnitude of the multifaceted crimes under the umbrella term of ‘human trafficking’ is truly alarming. Often analogized with modern day slavery, these crimes are carried out both within and beyond national boundaries. In general sense, the act […]
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A Critical Assessment of the CrPC Amendment Ordinances 2025 with Dr Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman

DHLR: Section 54 of The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (CrPC 1898), as amended, tightens the scope of arrest without warrant by distinguishing between offences punishable with imprisonment for a term up to seven years and those punishable with more than seven years. In the former case, police may arrest without a warrant only if […]
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