Author: Shah Maruf

Shah Maruf is an LLM Candidate at the University of Dhaka. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Dhaka Law Review. His primary areas of interest are international law, human rights law, criminal law, environmental law, constitutional law, cyber law and Islamic law. He can be reached at [email protected]. [Last updated on 11 August 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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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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