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The Village Court: A Neglected But Potential Rural Justice Forum, Dr. Zahidul Islam Biswas Aug 2008

The Village Court: A Neglected But Potential Rural Justice Forum, Dr. Zahidul Islam Biswas

Dr. Zahidul Islam

The Village Courts in Bangladesh are established in 1976 with the objectives that poor village shall get easy access to justice without any cost, they can be freed from accepting unwanted decision given by the dominant or elite classes of village in the name of justice and disputant parties can be able to solve their problems by themselves with a little or necessary assistance from these dispute resolution forums. But the village courts have failed to achieve the objectives. This article examines the causes of the failure and finds that still there are great potentials in the village courts to …


Judiciary Must Take Bold Steps To Get Rid Of Backlog Of Cases, Dr. Zahidul Islam Biswas Jun 2008

Judiciary Must Take Bold Steps To Get Rid Of Backlog Of Cases, Dr. Zahidul Islam Biswas

Dr. Zahidul Islam

Backlog of cases appears to be a common predicament of the judiciaries worldwide. Countries from both developed and developing world have been facing this problem more or less alike. However, this difficulty for Bangladesh judiciary seems going from bad to worse every year. This article endeavours to explore the reasons behind the backlog of cases, and how to overcome the same.


Hiv Patients' Right To Marry: Indian-Bangladeshi Laws In Perspective, Dr. Zahidul Islam Biswas Feb 2008

Hiv Patients' Right To Marry: Indian-Bangladeshi Laws In Perspective, Dr. Zahidul Islam Biswas

Dr. Zahidul Islam

One of the hotly debated legal issues of the present time is whether HIV patients should have right to marry. Though a good number of countries have already enacted laws giving legal right to marry to the AIDS patients, it is still undecided in most of the countries of the globe. India and Bangladesh are two neighbouring countries which do not have any specific legislation settling the issue, though HIV/AIDS is considered to be a great threat to both Indian and Bangladeshi society. This write-up examines the present legal position regarding this issue in both the countries.