In Ghalib’s Paradise

An evening with the Padma

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Nilufar Yesmin Biswas, on 3rd December 2009.

To my friend Moumita

2008-09-18T21:31:00.007+06:00

In the evening when you messaged me that you were unable to continue the friendship between us, I was neither shocked, nor surprised. Because, I always keep myself ready to embrace traumatic return from my friends. Because I know love and pain are two sides of the same coin. Because I know whom I will give much, s/he will give back to me that much, sometimes in the way I gave, sometimes in a

The Village Court: A neglected but potential rural justice forum

2008-08-22T12:20:00.003+06:00

Zahidul Islam Biswas VILLAGE level traditional juridical mechanism named 'shalish' is active in rural Bangladesh from time immemorial. An informal justice mechanism, Shalish is: 'basically a practice of gathering village elders and concerned parties, exclusively male, for the resolution of local disputes. Sometimes Chairmen and elite members of the Union Parishad are invited to sit through the

Judiciary must take bold steps to get rid of backlog of cases

2008-06-28T00:02:00.003+06:00

Zahidul Islam BiswasBacklog 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. According to latest annual report on the judiciary, still the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court

Appeal Against A Kerala High Court Judgment

2008-03-01T11:16:00.003+06:00

Controversy overruledZahidul Islam BiswasRecently Indian Supreme Court encountered a very interesting but important case. It was actually an appeal case against a Kerala High Court judgment. This is interesting because it provided a good humour for the common people. At the same time it is important because it created some sort of tensions among Muslims in India. After all it involved questions

HIV Patients' Right To Marry: Indian-Bangladeshi Laws In Perspective

2008-02-10T13:25:00.003+06:00

Zahidul Islam BiswasOne 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

Paletinian loss of land from 1946 to 2000

2008-01-26T15:22:00.001+06:00

My Recent Articles

2008-01-18T14:53:00.006+06:00

Judiciary must take bold steps to get rid of backlog of casesZahidul Islam BiswasBacklog 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. According to latest annual report on the

Photo Gallery

2008-01-12T19:47:00.002+06:00

Zahid in a Sylhet Tea Garden ResortZahid in Abu Ala's CameraZahid with Lasna apa & Aksad bhaiin front of Aravali Guest House in JNUZahid in Abu Ala's cameraZahid in a Khulna Rest House GardenZahid on a Lakeside Hill in Srimangal

Life & Work

2008-01-08T21:41:00.011+06:00