Bangladesh law

AI-based traffic cases expose our legal vacuum on AI governance

Recently, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) issued a public notice regarding traffic case warnings based on surveillance camera footage.
5 July 2026

Can playing a historic speech justify repeated bail denials?

About a month and a half has passed since the arrest and detention of leftist student leader Sheikh Tasnim Afroz Emi.
26 April 2026

Why the DU student harasser got bail

Bangladesh law penalises harassment, with jail and fines under key provisions.
11 March 2025

Law reforms crucial for justice and fairness

Bearing in mind the 15 long years of oppression, misrule, and misuse of powers, we can reasonably expect our political parties to act purely in the nation’s interests in this critical juncture of our history.
27 August 2024

Human trafficking cases: Only 1.5pc see conviction

Seven years ago, Mohammad Sabuj and his neighbour Mohiuddin Sarkar from Cumilla’s Daudkandi paid around Tk 13 lakh to six people who lured them with well-paying jobs in Germany. 
8 October 2022