Author: M Jashim Ali Chowdhury

M Jashim Ali Chowdhury is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Recipient of the Fulbright (U.S.) and Commonwealth (UK) Scholarships, Mr Chowdhury is currently pursuing his PhD in Legislative Studies at King's College London. He has published on constitutional issues with reputed national and international publishers including the Cambridge University Press and Routledge. Mr Chowdhury may be reached at [email protected].
  1. Constitutional Law

‘Eastminster’ Adaptations in the Westminster Model: The Confusing Case of Bangladesh

Introduction The Westminster parliamentary system is both a political heritage and a concept. Across the Commonwealth, the Westminster system as a political heritage was either ‘implanted’ by the colonial rulers or ‘transplanted’ by the settlers of British ancestry. As a concept, it represents a majoritarian system that constitutionalises an institutionally marginalised opposition. This is in […]
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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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