Collective Punishment in the Indian-administered Kashmir: Gross Violation of International Human Rights Law
Authors: Adnan Athar Quraishi & Mohd Rameez Raza On August 5, 2019, the Indian Government went above and beyond, and presented what could be known as a typical case of aggregate discipline in the Indian-regulated Kashmir to abrogate Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. The 70-year-old arrangement offereing self-sufficiency to the State of Jammu and Kashmir and incorporated benefits over government occupations, grants, selective proprietorship and ownership of land in the State of Jammu and Kashmir Ensuing to the annulment, the Indi…
Founding Bangladesh: OPR-DULPR Joint Panel on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Nicholas Leah from the Oxford Political Review and Md Azhar Uddin Bhuiyan from the Dhaka Law and Politics Review jointly host a panel event titled “Founding Bangladesh: Centenary Reflection on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation”. 2020 marks the 100th year anniversary of the birth of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first President of an independent Bangladesh. August 15 this year also marked 45 years since his assassination in 1975. The panel event (which was live-streamed by OPR and DULPR) features three guest s…
The NIKO Arbitration 2020: Political & Judicial Antecedent and Aftermath
Dhaka University Central Students Union Law and Politics Review (DUCSU LPR) organised a webinar titled ‘The NIKO Arbitration 2020: Political & Judicial Antecedent and Aftermath’ on 16 May 2020. Nasrul Hamid, MP, the Honorable State Minister of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh was present as the Chair of the webinar. Barrister Moin Ghani, Counsel for Petrobangla and BAPEX, and Dr Rumana Islam, Professor, Department of Law, University of Dhaka were present as panell…
ইউভাল নোয়া হারারি, স্যাপিয়েন্স; অ্যা ব্রিফ হিস্ট্রি অব হিম্যানকাইন্ড (হার্পার, ২০১৫) পৃষ্ঠা ৪৬৪, আইএসবিএনঃ ৯৭৮-০০৬২৩১৬০৯৭
লিখেছেনঃ জসীম উদ্দিন হোমো স্যাপিয়েন্স (Homo sapiens) অর্থাৎ আমরা বর্তমান পৃথিবীতে ঈশ্বররূপে বিচরণ করছি। অথচ এক লক্ষ বছর আগে এই পৃথিবীতে বিচরণ করেছে হোমো (Homo) গণভুক্ত (Genus) আরো অন্তত ছয়টি মানব জাতিগোষ্ঠী; হোমো ইরেক্টাস, হোমো নিয়ান্ডার্থালেনসিস, হোমো রুডলফেনসিস। আর আজ সর্বত্র জয়জয়কার আমাদের প্রজাতিটিরই। কিন্তু কেন এবং কিভাবে এই জয় এল? প্রায় ৭০ হাজার বছর আগে সমস্ত জীবজগতের মধ্যে Homo Sapiens নামের এই বিশেষ মানব প্রজাতি “সম্মিলিত সংস্কৃতি” নামক এক ধারার সূত্রপাত ঘটায়। কিন্তু আধুনিক মানুষের আবির্ভাব ঘটে মাত্র ২ লক্ষ বছর আগে। এর আগে হাজার হাজার…
সুলতান মাহমুদ (২০১৮). বিশ্ব রাজনীতি: অতীত ও বর্তমান, ঢাকা, বাংলাদেশঃ আলেয়া বুক ডিপো
লিখেছেনঃ সাকিন তানভীর যেকোনো দেশের ইতিহাস, ঐতিহ্য, সংস্কৃতি, রাজনীতি ইত্যাদি বিষয়ের উপর মানুষের আগ্রহের কোনো কমতি থাকে না। আবার সেটি যদি হয় পুরো বিশ্বের তাহলে আগ্রহের পারদ যে সর্বোচ্চ বিরাজমান করবে সেটি বলার অপেক্ষা রাখে না। আর রাজনীতি এমন একটি বিষয় যেটি সম্পর্কে যুগ যুগ ধরে মানুষের আগ্রহ ও বিতর্কের কোনো শেষ নেই। এ যেন এক এমন গোলক ধাঁধা যেটির কোনো সমাধানে আসা দুষ্কর। বিশ্ব রাজনীতির অতীত ও বর্তমান নিয়েই ড. সুলতান মাহমুদ রচিত একটি বই "বিশ্ব রাজনীতি: অতীত ও বর্তমান"। রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের রাষ্ট্রবিজ্ঞান বিভাগের সহযোগী অধ্যাপক ড. সু…
The right to speak our minds and hearts
Authored by: Paula Lorenzo Geada It is due to the example and the inspiration of the students involved in the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations in 1952 that we understand the relevance of the right to mother tongue. On the 21st of February we present our respect at Shaheed Minar in Dhaka as it also happens on the reproduction of this monument in Porto, Portugal. This acknowledgment of the bravery, determination and the perseverance of those willing to fight for upcoming generations has been extended as a worldwide celebration. So much s…
Language as Access to Justice: the Italian Constitution
Authored by: Antonio Angotti The Italian Constitution was drafted between 1946 and 1947, after the liberation of Italy from Nazi occupation, and decades of fascism. Italian renowned jurist Piero Calamandrei coined the motto ‘clarity of the Constitution’ in a speech given to the Italian Parliament on 4 March 1947: according to Calamandrei, drafting a text which would have been accessible to the widest portion of the population was crucial for the effectiveness of the Constitution. It is not a coincidence that the draft text was submitted to the…
Alternative ways of dealing with Rape
Authored by: Sakin Tanvir Rape can devastate a human being who has been a victim of it. Governments of many countries are trying rigorously to prevent this heinous act. According to the statistics , a total of 1,229 rape cases among the 4,541 were settled till date. A total of 60 accused were indicted in those cases. However, 73 per cent of the cases are yet to be solved. According to a report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, on an average, in the first six months of the current year an estimated 11 women, and girl child suffer some form of …
The Act of War: Tensions between Iran and the United States
Authored by: Kazi Suhair Hasan US- Iran contention has escalated the regional unrest once again. The incidents were presumable, and sufficient to destabilize the Middle East. Traditionally, Iran is highly portrayed as a mystical, authoritarian and theocratic regime in the mainstream western media outlets. However, Iran’s economy is robustly independent and self sufficient where we can see no KFCs or Gucci in the streets of Tehran or Isfahan. Its austere, diversified and conservative economy produces almost all kinds of goods, from carpets to …
The Way John Bercow redefined the Speakership
Authored by: M Jashim Ali Chowdhury [1] Right Honourable John Bercow was the 10th Speaker of the UK House of Commons since the World War II. While the Speakership in the Westminster continues to transform on a constant basis, the Bercowist thrust to the process is abrupt and unparalleled. This brief note attempts to explain why and how the legacy of Bercow will endure. By the time John Bercow ascended the chair in 2009 in the UK, Speaker’s role had evolved from mere presiding over the House to a multifarious array of internal and externa…
