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Judiciary Case Comments

The case of Moulana Abdul Hakim and Judicial Review. A move towards the right direction?

The ruling in Moulana Md. Abdul Hakim v. Government of Bangladesh & Others in 2014 has extended the frontiers of judicial review under the Bangladeshi constitutional scheme. The judgment explores...

Property Law Case Comments

Revisiting the Process of Mortgage by Deposit of Title Deed in Bangladesh

Mortgage by deposit of title- deeds is a common and distinctive form of mortgage in Bangladesh. The legal framework related to this type of mortgage is not exhaustive, leading to challenges faced by b...

Judiciary Case Comments

Extension of the Limitation for Legal Proceedings by the Appellate Division in Fazlul Hoque v. Grameen Phone Limited.

The COVID-19 lockdown put legal systems around the world under a lot of strain. In Bangladesh, pursuant to a notification issued by the Registrar General of the Supreme Court, all courts in the countr...

Judiciary Case Comments

The State v. Advocate Md. Qamrul Islam and Another (2016)

The last couple of years have seen a noticeable spike in the number of proceedings for the contempt of scandalization. In January 2015, the editor and joint editor of the most widely distributed natio...