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BLAST v Bangladesh (Shukur Ali Case, 2015): Why the Mandatory Death Penalty Was Struck Down
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September 30, 2026
In 2015 the Appellate Division held that a law requiring courts to impose the death sentence, with…
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The Sixteenth Amendment Case (2017): Who Should Remove a Supreme Court Judge?
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September 30, 2026
In 2017 the Appellate Division unanimously struck down the Sixteenth Amendment, which had given…
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The Thirteenth Amendment Case: How the Caretaker Government Was Abolished, and Then Restored
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September 30, 2026
In 2011 the Appellate Division declared the caretaker government system unconstitutional by 4:3…
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The Fifth Amendment Case (2010): Martial Law, the Moon Cinema and the Supremacy of the Constitution
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September 30, 2026
What began as a dispute over a cinema hall in Dhaka ended with the Supreme Court declaring the Fifth…
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BNWLA v Bangladesh (2009): The High Court’s Guidelines on Sexual Harassment at Work and in Education
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September 30, 2026
With no law on sexual harassment in force, the High Court Division issued binding guidelines in 2009…
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BLAST v Bangladesh: Curbing Arrest Without Warrant and Police Remand under Sections 54 and 167 CrPC
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September 30, 2026
After a student died in police custody in 1998, BLAST challenged the police powers of arrest without…
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Secretary, Ministry of Finance v Masdar Hossain (1999): The Blueprint for Separating the Judiciary
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September 30, 2026
In Masdar Hossain, the Appellate Division held that the judicial service is separate from the civil…
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Dr Mohiuddin Farooque v Bangladesh (1997): The FAP-20 Case and the Meaning of “Person Aggrieved”
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September 30, 2026
The Appellate Division held that a person or organization taking up a public cause on behalf of many…
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Anwar Hossain Chowdhury v Bangladesh (1989): The Eighth Amendment Case and the Basic Structure Doctrine
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September 30, 2026
In 1989 the Appellate Division struck down a constitutional amendment for the first time, holding…
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