Right to Water in Bangladesh and the ‘Minimum Core’ Obligations of the State
Author: Md Azhar Uddin Bhuiyan Introduction Many have lived without the touchstone of love but none without water. This irreplaceable need for water is well understood by all, however, it is yet to be declared a constitutionally guaranteed fundamental right or a normative content of a Fundamental Right. The judiciary of Bangladesh first recognized a right to water under the guise of right to health in 1999, shortly before the adoption of the General Comment No. 15 of the UN Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights.[1] Meanwhile the Un…
The Rhetoric of Bangabandhu’s 7th March Speech
Authored by: Shahrima Tanjin Arni A few months before Bangabandhu’s historic speech of the 7th March 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the leader of Awami League led his party to a victory in the General Election of December 1970. The entire nation patiently bided it’s time for the opening session of the National Assembly to be convened on the 3rd March, 1971 and in the backdrop of the first general election in 23 years of Pakistani history, celebration proliferated throughout the country emancipating from the clutches of autocracy with a desire to…
Why Bangladesh should introduce Shadow Cabinet System?
Authored by: Md Mazhar Uddin Bhuiyan Shadow Cabinet system is an inherent concept imbibed in the Westminster form of government to make sure the best policy measures are taken ‘for the people’.[1] Although Bangladesh’s system of governance is built on the Westminster system,[2] it must be admitted that the Shadow Cabinet system did not see bright day light in its political system. However, in this Article I argue that given the political context of Bangladesh, it is necessary to introduce the “Shadow Cabinet” system to fortify the workability …
Constitutional Development of women's Rights in Bangladesh: Fighting The Discrimination
Authored by: Saurov Dash Roni Patriarchal notion of society as well as the traditional Indian conception of women stereotyped women as a feeble and irrational being. Beginning from the ‘manusmriti’ to the Muslim rule, innumerable instances can be found that beef up sexism both literally and figuratively. The colonial era has prized us with the enactments of women-friendly laws, nevertheless the Victorian perception of gender and sex that promotes conservatism, has left over permanent mark in our thoughts about equality of men and women. Howeve…
সংবিধান ও স্বদেশী আইনবিজ্ঞান
লিখেছেনঃ ড. এস.এম. মাসুম বিল্লাহ আমরা সংবিধান ব্যাকুল জাতি। পরীক্ষায় অকৃতকার্য সন্তানের বাবার দুঃখের মতন সংবিধান নিয়ে আমাদের নানান আক্ষেপ। কানা তার চোখের কথা বারবার বলে। আমরাও তাই। মুক্তিযুদ্ধের মাধ্যমে একটা নতুন দেশ গঠন আখেরে একটা স্বজাত সংবিধান পাবার আকাঙ্খার সাথে জড়িত। বাঙালি তা পেয়েছে ১৯৭২ সালের ১৬ই ডিসেম্বর থেকে। এরপর থেকে প্রায় পাঁচ দশকের পদযাত্রায় অনেক সাংবিধানিক সিকস্তি-পয়স্তি আমরা দেখেছি। আমাদের সংবিধান চর্চা মূলত ইংরেজিতে। বাংলা পাঠ মাঝে মাঝে ছাই ফেলতে ভাঙা কুলোর মতন কাজে লাগে। তবুও ১৯৭২ সালে একটা সংবিধান নিজেদের করে পাবার ফলে উপস্থি…