A case for adoption of cloud services and related legal framework

ByMazharul Islam

For the adoption of cloud service, a prior condition is to have a strong data privacy regulation in the country. Around the world, many of the data protection laws are now being updated to meet new international standards;  https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/business-analysis/news/case-adoption-cloud-services-and-related-legal-framework-1796569 Mazharul IslamMazharul Islam, Corporate Legal Practitioner, Member of Harvard Business Review  Advisory Council. He can be…

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Formalising micro merchants can boost the economy

ByMazharul Islam

It is unfortunate that no law has provided any provision for obtaining trade licence for micro merchants who have no specific location of business and run business with a very small amount of capital over van, walkway etc.  https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tbsnews.net/opinion/formalising-micro-merchants-can-boost-economy-40149%3famp Mazharul IslamMazharul Islam, Corporate Legal Practitioner, Member of Harvard Business Review  Advisory Council. He can be…

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Legalities of trade license bar financial inclusion of micro merchants

ByMazharul Islam

A study conducted by United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) in 2018 found that almost 20 lakh people are involved in the micro-merchant retail sector in Bangladesh and they transact more than $18.42 billion annually and interact with millions of customers every day which is the second-largest market in Bangladesh after the ready-made garments (RMG)…

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Data protection is rising on the global agenda

ByMazharul Islam

Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has the right to the protection of law against any interference with his privacy, family or correspondence. In December 2013, the United Nations General Assembly passed a Resolution demanding that the workings of state surveillance be subject to legality through clear and precise…

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Why anti-money laundering laws are failing

ByMazharul Islam

The Global Financial Integrity report predicts that Bangladesh is one of the top countries facing such crimes. According to a survey conducted by the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management, trade based money laundering and terrorist financing is a major concern for the banking sector of Bangladesh because of the rapid expansion of foreign trade.  https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tbsnews.net/thoughts/why-anti-money-laundering-laws-are-failing-59452%3famp…

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Access to internet to be declared as a fundamental right

ByMazharul Islam

Going against the tide, Bangladesh kept internet services suspended for quite some days, which has dealt a heavy blow to public life, industries and service sectors https://www.thedailystar.net/business/news/internet-must-be-declared-basic-human-right-3679556 Mazharul IslamMazharul Islam, Corporate Legal Practitioner, Member of Harvard Business Review  Advisory Council. He can be reached at mazhar@insightez.com insightez.com/author/mazharul/

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Copyright protection in literary and artistic works

ByMazharul Islam

Copyright law protects the interests of creators by giving them property rights over their creations against those who copy, reproduce or otherwise take or use the form in which the original work was expressed. According to Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, everyone has the right to the protection of the moral…

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Laws regulating guardianship of a minor in Bangladesh

ByMazharul Islam

It appears that there are sets of laws to deal with guardianship and although the G&W Act was enacted with the purpose of consolidating and amending all laws relating to guardian and ward, the G&W Act has failed to consolidate all applicable laws on guardianship.  https://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/news/laws-regulating-guardianship-minor-bangladesh-2034005 Mazharul IslamMazharul Islam, Corporate Legal Practitioner, Member of Harvard…

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উন্নয়নশীল দেশে উত্তরণ এবং মেধাস্বত্ব আইনের উপর প্রভাব

ByMazharul Islam

বাংলাদেশের প্রেক্ষাপটে উত্তরণ পরবর্তী চ্যালেঞ্জসমুহের ক্ষেত্রে রপ্তানি খাতের আর্থিক ক্ষতির বিষয়টি যত বেশি আলোচনা হয়; কিন্তু “বুদ্ধিবৃত্তিক সম্পত্তির অধিকার সম্পর্কিত বাণিজ্য সম্পর্কিত চুক্তি (Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights” (TRIPS / টিআরআইপিএস)” বাস্তবায়নের ক্ষেত্রে নমনীয়তা বা সুবিধা বাতিল হলে, বাংলাদেশ যে ধরনের চ্যালেঞ্জসমুহের সম্মুখীন হতে পারে- সে বিষয়টি ততোটা প্রাধান্য পায় না https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tbsnews.net/bangla/node/44431%3famp…

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ঋণের টাকা যদি গলার কাঁটা হয়

ByMazharul Islam

কথায় আছে ‘টাকার মুখ বাঁকা’ অর্থাৎ টাকা ধার দিলে সম্পর্ক নষ্ট হয়– কারণ ধার দেয়া বা ঋণের টাকা সময়মতো ফেরত পাওয়া নিয়ে সম্পর্কের অবনতি হয়। এমনকি এ বিষয় নিয়ে অনেক সময় আদালত পর্যন্ত গড়ায়। প্রচলিত আছে, টাকা উদ্ধারের জন্য নাকি দেনাদারের বাড়ি আর আদালত পাড়ায় ঘুরতে ঘুরতে কয়েক জোড়া জুতার তলা ক্ষয় হয়। অনেক ক্ষেত্রেই…