Do Lawyers Have a Right to Strike? Court Boycotts and the Duty to the Client

Bar associations in Bangladesh regularly call strikes and boycotts that shut courts for days…

Same Cage, New Name? Bangladesh’s Cyber Laws and the Limits of Online Speech

The Digital Security Act became the Cyber Security Act, then an ordinance, then an Act again, then…

Scandalising the Court: Should Criticising Judges Still Be a Crime?

Bangladesh punishes contempt under a law of 1926, after the High Court Division struck down a 2013…

Who Should Choose Our Judges? The Appointments Council That Lasted Fifteen Months

In January 2025 an ordinance created an independent council to select Supreme Court judges. In April…

Should Bangladesh Abolish the Death Penalty?

Bangladesh imposes well over a hundred death sentences a year, but has carried out almost no…

Should Artificial Intelligence Decide Cases? The Question Courts Can No Longer Avoid

Through the side door Artificial intelligence has already entered the courtroom, mostly without…