Author: Jalal Uddin Ahmed

Jalal Uddin Ahmed is pursuing his LLM in International Law at the Department of Law, University of Dhaka. He is currently working as an Editor at Bangladesh Law Digest (BDLD) – an online legal blog. He has also written as a contributor on different legal issues and book reviews for online blogs and law pages of English dailies. He has participated in a few regional moot court competitions and the 2020 Jessup Bangladesh Rounds. He was awarded the Special Jury Award for his research paper presented at the 4th SAARCLAW Mooting Competition, Law Students’ Conference and Colloquium 2019. Jalal can be reached at [email protected].
  1. International Law

US-China Trade Conflict: the WTO Verdict, the Holistic Approach in Interpreting Article XX and the Aftermath

Background A World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) Panel handed a verdict in favour of China on 15 September 2020. The United States (US) had imposed additional tariffs of 25% on certain products from China on 20 June 2018. These products were listed as List 1. On 21 September 2018 the US had […]
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Towards a Bangladesh Model BIT: The Chevron Dues and the Case for Reform

In April 2025, Bangladesh’s state-owned gas company Petrobangla cleared all of Chevron’s outstanding gas bills from previous years. Within days of this payment, Petrobangla formally urged Chevron to resume work on the stalled $65 million Jalalabad compressor project. Petrobangla Chairman told the press, ‘…we have already cleared all outstanding arrear payments of Chevron Bangladesh.’ Chevron […]
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The 15th Amendment Case before the High Court Division: An Analytical Perspective

Background On 17 December 2024, the High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh (SCOB) delivered a historic judgment regarding the Constitution (Fifteenth Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act No. XIV of 2011). The 15th Amendment removed the Non-Party Caretaker Government (NPCG) system for conducting general elections and made numerous other constitutional changes. This write-up […]
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