Year: 2022

  1. Criminal Law
  2. Right to Leave
  3. Travel Ban

Travel Ban on the Accused: The Current Legal Regime in Bangladesh  

Every citizen of Bangladesh has the right to leave and re-enter the country as guaranteed by Article 36 of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (Constitution). Minimum curtailment of this fundamental right except as provided by law will be a violation of the constitutional mandate. As an accused person is presumed innocent until […]
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  1. Criminal Law
  2. Law on Bail

Conditional Bail: A Common but Illegal Practice Needs to be Legalized

Bail has been established as a method for an accused person to be released from public custody and placed in private custody. However, for many years, courts have granted bail to the accused with an additional burden of restriction, and bail that is accompanied by such restriction or condition is referred to as conditional bail. […]
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An Examination of the ‘Personal Data Protection Ordinance 2025’ with Dr Md Toriqul Islam

Q1. In your opinion, does the Constitution of Bangladesh (Article 43) recognise privacy in a limited way? Does Personal Data Protection Ordinance (PDPO) 2025 meaningfully expand that protection in practice, or does the broad exemption clause in section 24 [national security, defence, public order, public interest] neutralise it? Answer: Firstly, Article 43 of the Constitution […]
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Strengthening Domestic Climate Governance: Legal Lessons from the ICJ Advisory Opinion for Bangladesh’s Climate Justice and Accountability Framework

Introduction Bangladesh is a country highly vulnerable to sea-level rise, erratic monsoons, and extreme weather events. It is considered to be at the front line of the current global climate crisis. Being a core proponent of requesting the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on the matter, Dhaka took the world’s most existential challenge to […]
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