Bangladesh faces a legal void on climate-induced migration
Writer: Ahmad Ibrahim and Mahbuba Kamal The original post was published in The Daily Star on Friday, 18 July 2025 at 09:00 am. For the main article, please click here. Much has been made of Bangladesh's perceived vulnerability to climate change—it consistently ranks among the countries projected to suffer the worst human, economic and cultural losses. In response, Bangladesh has taken a policy-driven approach to tackling the problem, developing
An appraisal of the Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025
Writer: Fahad Bin Siddique The original post was published in The Daily Star on Wednesday, 3 September 2025 at 12:00 am. For the main article, please click here. The rate of conviction in cases of violence against women and children in Bangladesh is alarmingly low. A 2019 research by ActionAid reveals that, on average, it takes two years to begin trial proceedings in four out of every five cases.
Child rape cases rise nearly 75% in 7 months
The main article was published in The Daily Star. Here is the link. 306 girls raped from Jan to July 2025; up from 175 in same period 2024Surpasses 234 cases reported in entire 2024251 Cases filed leaving 55 children without justice129 girls subjected to attempted rape49 girls sexually harassed by stalkers; 22 by teachersChild rape cases in Bangladesh have surged by nearly 75 percent in the first seven months of
When homes become killing grounds
The main article was published in The Daily Star. Here is the link. On average, 19 women were killed each month by their husbands this year, reports Ain o Salish Kendra. For the past week, social media has been abuzz over the tragic death of Syeda Fahmida Tahsin Keya, a 25-year-old mother of four from Dhaka's Shewrapara, on the night of August 13. Her family alleges that Keya was
Banning Corporal Punishment in the Bangladeshi Education System: Mahbuba Akhter and Fahad Bin Siddique, BLAST
The main article was published in a Japanese newsletter, FOCUS Asia-Pacific—published by HURIGHTS OSAKA (Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center). Here is the link. On 18 July 2010, two human rights and legal aid organizations in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) and Ain-o-Shalish Kendra (ASK), filed a writ petition in the public interest challenging the systematic failure of the state to take action to investigate serious allegations
নির্যাতনের শিকার ব্যক্তিদের ক্ষতিপূরণ ও ন্যায়বিচার
প্রথম প্রকাশ: সমকাল তারিখ: ২৭ জুন ২০২৫, ০১:০১ প্রতিবেদনের মূল লিংক: এখানে ক্লিক করুন আয়েশা আক্তার, মোহাম্মদ রাকিনুল হাকিম আলভী, ফাহাদ বিন সিদ্দিক; (যথাক্রমে আইন বিশেষজ্ঞ, পরামর্শক ও জ্যেষ্ঠ গবেষণা কর্মকর্তা, বাংলাদেশ লিগ্যাল এইড অ্যান্ড সার্ভিসেস ট্রাস্ট-ব্লাস্ট) নির্যাতনের শিকার ব্যক্তিদের প্রতি সমর্থনে আন্তর্জাতিক দিবসটি পালিত হয় প্রতিবছর ২৬ জুন। এই দিন আমরা শ্রদ্ধাভরে স্মরণ করি সেসব ব্যক্তিকে, যারা আইনশৃঙ্খলা বাহিনীর নির্মম নির্যাতনের শিকার। বাংলাদেশের সংবিধান, নির্যাতন ও হেফাজতে মৃত্যু