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High Court Orders Property of Collapsed Building Owner Confiscated (May 14, 2013) by Shameema Rahman
On April 24, 2013, a multi-story building collapsed in
Topic: Disasters
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Former Member of Parliament Receives Death Sentence (March 12, 2013) by Shameema Rahman
On February 28, 2013, the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), in its third decision to date, found a former Member of ...
Topic: War crimes
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Convicted War Criminal Sentenced to Death (January 25, 2013) by Shameema Rahman
A court in Bangladesh known as the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sentenced a former leader of the country's largest Islamic ...
Topic: War crimes
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Bangladesh Urged to Accept Refugees from Burma (June 15, 2012) by Shameema Rahman
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged the Bangladeshi government to accept Burmese refugees fleeing sectarian conflict in ...
Topic: Refugees and asylum
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh / United Nations
Maritime Dispute Adjudicated (April 12, 2012) by Shameema Rahman
On March 14, 2012, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued a ruling in a dispute between ...
Topic: Boundaries
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh / Burma
Islamist Opposition Leader Arrested (January 17, 2012) by Tariq Ahmad
The former head of the opposition Jamaat-e-Islami party in Bangladesh, Ghulam Azam, was arrested on January 11, 2012, after the International ...
Topic: War crimes
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Homeless Persons' Treatment Under 2011 Law (November 07, 2011) by Shameema Rahman
The Vagrants and Shelterless Persons Act 2011 was passed by the Parliament of Bangladesh on August 25, 2011. The law empowers ...
Topic: Human rights
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Muhammad Yunus over Removal from Bank (May 12, 2011) by Shameema Rahman
The Bangladesh Supreme Court has rejected the efforts of Muhammad Yunus to appeal an order of the Central Bank of Bangladesh ...
Topic: Banks and financial institutions
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
New Plant Quarantine Law Enacted (May 11, 2011) by Shameema Rahman
The Bangladeshi Parliament passed the Plant Quarantine Act 2011 on March 20, 2011. This Law provides for the controlled export and ...
Topic: Agriculture
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Agreement to Build Nuclear Power Plant (March 15, 2011) by Shameema Rahman
On February 24, 2011, the Government of Bangladesh entered into a preliminary agreement with Russia in which Russia will build Bangladesh's ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh / Russian Federation
Fatwa Killing Sparks High Court Inquiry, Directives (February 17, 2011) by Shameema Rahman
A recent rape and subsequent fatwa killing in Bangladesh have prompted the country's High Court to investigate the incident and to ...
Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Reciprocal "Work and Holiday Visa" Agreement (January 31, 2011) by Shameema Rahman
Bangladesh has become the latest country to join a reciprocal "work and holiday" visa agreement with Australia. Other countries with such ...
Topic: Treaties and agreements
Jurisdiction: Australia / Bangladesh
Former Prime Minister Evicted from Residence (January 05, 2011) by Shameema Rahman
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia was recently evicted from her government-owned house after the Supreme Court rejected ...
Topic: Politics and government
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Bilateral Consultations Conducted (December 03, 2010) by Shameema Rahman
On November 1, 2010, Bangladesh and Pakistan conducted consultations at the foreign secretary level concerning a number of longstanding bilateral issues. ...
Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh / Pakistan
Court Orders Review of Policy on Child Detention (November 04, 2010) by Shameema Rahman
The High Court of Bangladesh has directed lower court judges to determine whether children detained in jails rather than in juvenile ...
Topic: Children
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Parliament Strengthens Environmental Protection Legislation (October 08, 2010) by Shameema Rahman
On September 27, 2010, the Bangladeshi Parliament passed the Environment Protection Bill 2010, to amend the Bangladesh Environment Protection Act 1995. ...
Topic: Environment
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Government Ordered to Protect Women's Right Not to Wear Veil (September 02, 2010) by Shameema Rahman
The High Court of Bangladesh issued an order on August 23, 2010, directing the government to ensure that women are not ...
Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Special Parliamentary Committee on Constitution Formed to Review All Past Amendments (August 13, 2010) by Shameema Rahman
A special committee of the Parliament of Bangladesh has been formed to examine past amendments to the Constitution of Bangladesh.
...Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Religious Edicts Declared Illegal (July 22, 2010) by Shameema Rahman
On July 8, 2010, the High Court of Bangladesh issued a ruling declaring all kinds of extrajudicial punishments illegal, including those ...
Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Bangladesh-Burma Maritime Dispute (June 23, 2010) by Shameema Rahman
A delimitation case concerning the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Burma in the Bay of Bengal has been filed with the ...
Topic: International law
Jurisdiction: Bangladesh
Last updated: May 14, 2013
