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The 2026 modification of Bangladesh’s National Essential Medicines List expands to 295 essential medicines and applies price-control regulations to them. It is an important addition to the country’s pharmaceutical policy regime. In Bangladesh, where out-of-pocket medical expenses remain high, it is important to reanalyse the changes alongside relevant national and international drug pricing regulations for […]
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 […]
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 […]