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Papers by Abu Raihan Muhammed Khalid

হজ্জ সঙ্ক্রান্ত কোর’আন আজিমের আয়াতসমুহ মিথ্যা ও মানব সৃষ্ট জাল বাক্য, 2023

আমি জ্ঞাত আছি যে কোর’আন আজিমে হজ্জ ও উমরা সম্পূর্ণ করার (“আতিম্মুল হাজ্জা ওয়াল উমরাতা” (সুরা বাকা... more আমি জ্ঞাত আছি যে কোর’আন আজিমে হজ্জ ও উমরা সম্পূর্ণ করার (“আতিম্মুল হাজ্জা ওয়াল উমরাতা” (সুরা বাকারা, আয়াত ১৯৬, ২ঃ১৯৬) আদেশ রয়েছে। কিন্তু আমরা দেখতে পাই যে কোর’আন আজিমে থাকা হজ্জ সঙ্ক্রান্ত আয়াতসমুহ মিথ্যা ও মানব-সৃষ্ট জাল বাক্য। এরকম মনে করার কারন আমি এখন বিবৃত করবো।

Hajj is not Islamic, Evidence of the Hajj in the Pre-Islamic Time, 2023

The Arab people performed the Hajj to the Kaba temple and many other similar temples and location... more The Arab people performed the Hajj to the Kaba temple and many other similar temples and locations that they considered holy before the arrival of Islam. Such pre-islamic idolatrous and Shirk practices continues in the name of Islam today. Evidence of Hajj in the pre-Islamic time are found in the history-both in the 'Sirah' literature, and the 'Hadith' collections.

Judgments of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Delegated Legislations, as of 06th June 2023, 2023

Article 65 of the Constitution of the Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh states that "There shall be... more Article 65 of the Constitution of the Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh states that "There shall be a Parliament for Bangladesh (to be known as the House of the Nation) in which, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, shall be vested the legislative powers of the Republic:

Illegal Practices of the Dept. of Environment, Bangladesh in determining fines - An Example (Bengali), 2022

পরিবেশ অধিদফতরের পরিবেশ আইন, ১৯৯৫ এর অধীন জরিমানার পরিমান নির্ধারণে বেআইনি ক্ষমতা প্রয়োগ – একটি ... more পরিবেশ অধিদফতরের পরিবেশ আইন, ১৯৯৫ এর অধীন জরিমানার পরিমান নির্ধারণে বেআইনি ক্ষমতা প্রয়োগ – একটি উদহারন

Evaluation of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest in Bangladesh, 2022

Government of Bangladesh has almost completed a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the S... more Government of Bangladesh has almost completed a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the Sundarbans region to satisfy the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) requirement. We have contacted the SEA Team and offered our free legal services for the Project. The SEA Team rejected it on technical grounds stating, interalia, that "SEA has no legal standing and therefore does not require a legal review as such". We proceeded to review the documents nonetheless and found that the SEA does not consider the Constitutional mandate of "(P)rotection and improvement of environment and biodiversity" at Article 18A of The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (Act No. of 1972), and many other legislation and national policies that regulate forest resources management in Bangladesh. In addition to the above, in our evaluation of the SEA documents, we have found that the SEA process is a violation of the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the SEA Project between the SEA Team and the Government of Bangladesh because although the Government engaged the Team in order to conduct as SEA, the Team turned that assessment into a 'development assessment'.

Book Review. Patricia Crone. The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran - Rural Revolt and Local Zoroastrianism. Cambridge University Press, 2012, 2022

A Book Review of the book 'The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran - Rural Revolt and Local Z... more A Book Review of the book 'The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran - Rural Revolt and Local Zoroastrianism, written by Patricia Crone and published by the Cambridge University Press, 32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013-2473, USA in 2012.

সুন্দরবন ঘিরে কী এই ‘এসইএ’, বিশেষজ্ঞরা কেন উদ্বিগ্ন?, 2022

গ্রন্থ সমালোচনা। ইমাম আল গাযযালী'র মিশকাতুল আনওযার বা আলোকপুঞ্জ, মুহাম্মদ ইযাকুব, এম, এ, এর বাাংলা অনুবাদ। হাফেজিয়া কুতুবখানা, ঢাকা, ১৯৮৬, 2021

গ্রন্থ সমালোচনা ইমাম আল গাযযালী’র মিশকাতুল আনওয়ার বা আলোকপুঞ্জ, মুহাম্মদ ইয়াকুব, এম, এ, এর বাংল... more গ্রন্থ সমালোচনা ইমাম আল গাযযালী’র মিশকাতুল আনওয়ার বা আলোকপুঞ্জ, মুহাম্মদ ইয়াকুব, এম, এ, এর বাংলা অনুবাদ। হাফেজিয়া কুতুবখানা, ঢাকা, তৃতীয় প্রকাশঃ জানুয়ারী, ১৯৮৬। ৬৭ পৃষ্ঠা। ISBN: নেই।

History of the Rohingya people, 2019

As of today over one million Rohingya people are living in exile in Bangladesh, among other count... more As of today over one million Rohingya people are living in exile in Bangladesh, among other countries. Their own country Myanmar does not recognise them as citizens and conducting a defacto, covert operation to cleanse their country of these Rohingyas. The State mechanism and the Bhuddist extremist organizations in Myanmar are driving them out of their country since the 1970s with expulsions becoming very large scale in this decade. The Rohingyas have been termed 'the most persecuted people on earth'. The argument against the Rohingyas is that they are not natural inhabitants of Myanmar and are migrants from the neighbouring Bangladesh and for that reason they must return to their 'homeland'. The Rohingyas do not accept this argument. They say that they are the natural inhabitants of Myanmar and living there for hundreds of years. The discourse of the Rohingyas pivoted on this question: whether or not the Rohingyas are natural inhabitants of Myanmar. If they are, Myanmar must accept them as citizens. Unfortunately, the history of the Rohingyas is not well documented and the policy makers are not taking the claim of the Rohingyas seriously for that reason. In this work we attempt to ascertain the evidence-based history of the Rohingyas and see if they are indeed natural inhabitants of the country now known as Myanmar.

The Violations of the Fundamental Rights of the Rohingya People of Myanmar, 2019

The persecution of the Rohingya people in Myanmar has been recurrent news in the media for the la... more The persecution of the Rohingya people in Myanmar has been recurrent news in the media for the last few years. Horrific images of torture and killing are being circulated in the social and other media. In the judgment of the UN the Rohingyas are being subjected to genocide and ethnic cleansing by the State of Myanmar. This work endeavors to understand the historical and legal dimensions of the plight of the Rohingya people which is the worst atrocities against a people in modern times.

চলচিত্র সমালোচনা - বিভূতিভূষণ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় এর পথের পাঁচালী ও অশনি সংকেত উপন্যাসের ওপর ভিত্তি কর... more চলচিত্র সমালোচনা - বিভূতিভূষণ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় এর পথের পাঁচালী ও অশনি সংকেত উপন্যাসের ওপর ভিত্তি করে দুইটি কালজয়ী চলচিত্র নির্মাণ করেছেন সত্যজিৎ রায়। বাংলার গ্রামীণ জীবনের এমন সৎ ও আন্তরিক খতিয়ান ইতিহাস ও সাহিত্যে দুর্লভ। তৎকালীন বাঙ্গালিদের জীবন আচার, জীবিকা, সংস্কৃতি - তাঁদের দুঃখ কষ্ট, ও সে সময়ের বৈশ্বিক দুর্যোগ বিশ্বযুদ্ধ এবং বাংলার প্রতন্ত্য গ্রামে তার প্রভাব এই দুই উপন্যাসে ও তাদের চলচিত্রে মূর্ত হয়ে আছে। দুইটি গল্পেই গ্রামীণ জীবনের অভাব, বিশেষ করে খাদ্যের অভাব, একটি প্রধান বিষয়। বাজারে খাদ্য দ্রব্য নেই, এবং হাতে টাকাও নেই। গ্রামবাসীরা তাই বনে-বাদাড়ে বুনো আলু ইত্যাদি খুঁজে এনে খাচ্ছেন। কিন্তু উল্লেখযোগ্য যে কোন পরিবারেই বাড়িতে হাঁস, মুরগি, গরু ছাগল পালন, উঠোনে ও বাড়ির আশে পাশে বিভিন্ন শাকসবজি, ফল্মুলের গাছ লাগানো – এসব চোখে পড়েনা। বাংলার গ্রামীণ জীবিকা ও এর সঙ্কট নির্ধারণের উদ্যেশ্যে আলোচ্য চলচিত্র কর্মের নিরীক্ষা।

বাংলা ভাষার ইতিহাস: অপভ্রংশ না রূপান্তর? মন্তব্য, 2017

The history of the Bengali language is shrouded in obscurity. It is generally understood that the... more The history of the Bengali language is shrouded in obscurity. It is generally understood that the language is a corrupted version of the Sanskrit language. Charjyapod is claimed to be the earliest written example of the language. However, the Uria language of Indian state of Urishya also claims it to be the older version of Uria language. In fact except for the Charjyapod there is no written example of the Bengali language before the second millennium, perhaps 11th 12th century C.E. We understand that the state of the language as it were in the 7th to 11th century C.E. was not a corrupted version of the Sanskrit but was a separate, fully grown, independent language of the people of the land now known as the land of the Bangali people which absorbed elements of various neighboring cultures and languages into their own. We also understand that the history of the Bengali people and the culture was so far written, analyzed and commented upon by the Brahman intelligentsia of the bengali people who hail from the Aryan Sanskrit speaking invaders from the north. This history therefore, quite understandably, never showed any respect for any local culture and attempted to describe all local culture as derivatives of their own culture which they have always tried to impose upon the local people often by the use of brute force in order to perpetuate their hostile conquest of this gangetic lands.

Transcript of Primary Video and Still Image Evidence: Looming Ecological Catastrophe in Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh, 2017

In 2017 we have conducted a study of the surface water resources of the St. Martin's Island in th... more In 2017 we have conducted a study of the surface water resources of the St. Martin's Island in the Cox's Bazar district of SouthEastern Bangladesh. This small island is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bangladesh, popular because of its pristine blue waters and the fact that it is the only coral island in the country. Hundreds of thousands of tourists visit the island every year during the winter season. Many hotels and other commercial tourist accommodation houses have been built. Water for Drinking and household use is drawn from the underground water storage through hand and motorised tube wells. There are a number of small ponds in the island but we have fund that they are mostly covered with water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) plants. People only use the ponds for washing their hands and feet for religious prayers. It is obvious to any observer that the ground water available in this very small island of only 3 km 2 area cannot support the hundreds of thousands of tourists visiting every year. The surface water needs to be utilised, the rain water need to be harvested and the pressure upon the groundwater reduced. In order to understand the situation of the water resources and the habits of the inhabitants of the island regarding their use of water, we have acquired video and still photographic images of the ponds and other surface waterbodies and interviewed inhabitants.

Fishermen of Saint Martin’s Island of Bangladesh - Transcription of the Video and Photographic Image Evidence, 2017

Fishermen of Saint Martin’s Island of Bangladesh - Transcription of the Video and Photographic Im... more Fishermen of Saint Martin’s Island of Bangladesh - Transcription of the Video and Photographic Image Evidence

Evaluation of the Legal Regime of the Ecologically Critical Area Saint Martin's island, Bangladesh A Literature Review, 2017

This study attempts to understand the legal regime that was employed by the Government of Banglad... more This study attempts to understand the legal regime that was employed by the Government of Bangladesh in order to protect the small solitary coral island of Bangladesh located in it's south-east corner bordering Myanmar. I have visited the island in 2011, 2014 January and December, 2017 and in 2019 and recorded photographic evidence, video interviews of the residents and notes from my observations. The tiny island is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the country, with hundreds of thousands Bangladeshi visiting it each year. But there are new hotels and resorts being built every year. The island has few small ponds which are not utilized. Instead everybody extracts ground water for all uses which has severely deteriorated the ground water table of the island. Besides, human waste is contaminating the ground water. We propose to evaluate the existing legal regime for the governance of the ECA to assess their effectiveness in attaining the goals of Article 18A of the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and Section 5 of the Environmental Conservation Act, 1995 (Act I of 1995) by utilizing field visits, literature reviews, and interviews.

History of Bangladesh: A Bibliography, 2017

Works related to the history of Bangladesh. This is a generic list. I am making it to use for my ... more Works related to the history of Bangladesh. This is a generic list. I am making it to use for my researches law and human rights that touches various aspects of our history.

Advocacy Report- A Report of Our Advocacy Efforts for The Persecuted Rohingya Minority of Myanmar (2016-2017), 2017

This is a story of the most unfortunate people of our time. Their own country rejects them. The c... more This is a story of the most unfortunate people of our time. Their own country rejects them. The country they came in denies them. This is a story of the Rohingya refugees living in Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Cox's bazar District, Bangladesh. I have visited the Camp on 8th January 2017 and taken photos and videos of the situation there. This feature contains a harrowing tale of the miseries the Rohingya people going through even inside Bangladesh. Nobody knows how many of them are in Bangladesh, because nobody went to register or count them. Nobody knows how they are doing, because nobody went there to ask them. This is my personal attempt to tell the stories of this most unfortunate people of our time. Their own country rejects them. The country they came in denies them.

A study in to the implementation of the right to association enumerated in Article 38 of the Constitution of Bangladesh in the Bangladesh labour legislations, 2015

Article 14 of the Constitution of Bangladesh states that "it shall be a fundamental responsibilit... more Article 14 of the Constitution of Bangladesh states that "it shall be a fundamental responsibility of the State to emancipate the toiling masses – the peasants and workers - and backward sections of the people from all forms of exploitation". Article 38 of the Constitution states that subject to 4 conditions "(E)very citizen shall have the right to form associations or unions, subject to any reasonable restrictions imposed by law in the interests of morality or public order". In this study we therefore shall attempt to see through our study of the laws regulating the workers employment and industrial relations whether the guarantee states in the State Policy and the fundamental right provision to provide right to association to the toiling mass of workers has been reflected in the legislations enacted by the State.

A Study in to the nature and regulation of the governance framework of the State of Bangladesh, 2017

Nature and regulation of the governance framework of the State of Bangladesh

Regulatory framework of the Water Management Organization (WMO) in Bangladesh – A Critique of the Guideline for Participatory Water Management, 2001, 2017

Water Management Organization (WMO) is an elusive matter in Bangladesh’s water governance regime,... more Water Management Organization (WMO) is an elusive matter in Bangladesh’s water governance regime, for it was born without a legislation bringing it out to this world. An anomaly in that legal device such as any organization or an authority is created by the authority provided in a Legislation. But in this case, we hear the Government states that it will provide the legal framework needed for the WMOs, which are already in place. How and when it came into being? Who authorized its creation? Did the Parliament, the Constitutional body empowered to enact legislation and create such legal organizations and authorities, authorize it? There is no information available anywhere and the guideline itself speaks nothing regarding that. Most reputed practitioners of water management in Bangladesh may not ever have heard of the WMO; no legislation ever spoke of it . The complete body of this elusive legal being was first time disclosed in this equally confusing document, called the Guideline for Participatory Water Management. Called only a Guideline, not a legislation, neither a policy - but the authorities put on it the entire responsibility of “the Government’s commitment to ensure participatory water management in Bangladesh” within the “framework of the National Water Policy” . In this examination, we shall evaluate the legal status, objectives and legitimacy of this Guideline that created the WMOs in Bangladesh.

হজ্জ সঙ্ক্রান্ত কোর’আন আজিমের আয়াতসমুহ মিথ্যা ও মানব সৃষ্ট জাল বাক্য, 2023

Hajj is not Islamic, Evidence of the Hajj in the Pre-Islamic Time, 2023

Judgments of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Delegated Legislations, as of 06th June 2023, 2023

Illegal Practices of the Dept. of Environment, Bangladesh in determining fines - An Example (Bengali), 2022

Evaluation of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest in Bangladesh, 2022

Book Review. Patricia Crone. The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran - Rural Revolt and Local Zoroastrianism. Cambridge University Press, 2012, 2022

সুন্দরবন ঘিরে কী এই ‘এসইএ’, বিশেষজ্ঞরা কেন উদ্বিগ্ন?, 2022

History of the Rohingya people, 2019

The Violations of the Fundamental Rights of the Rohingya People of Myanmar, 2019

বাংলা ভাষার ইতিহাস: অপভ্রংশ না রূপান্তর? মন্তব্য, 2017

Transcript of Primary Video and Still Image Evidence: Looming Ecological Catastrophe in Saint Martin's Island, Bangladesh, 2017

Fishermen of Saint Martin’s Island of Bangladesh - Transcription of the Video and Photographic Image Evidence, 2017

Evaluation of the Legal Regime of the Ecologically Critical Area Saint Martin's island, Bangladesh A Literature Review, 2017

History of Bangladesh: A Bibliography, 2017

Advocacy Report- A Report of Our Advocacy Efforts for The Persecuted Rohingya Minority of Myanmar (2016-2017), 2017

A study in to the implementation of the right to association enumerated in Article 38 of the Constitution of Bangladesh in the Bangladesh labour legislations, 2015

A Study in to the nature and regulation of the governance framework of the State of Bangladesh, 2017

Nature and regulation of the governance framework of the State of Bangladesh

Regulatory framework of the Water Management Organization (WMO) in Bangladesh – A Critique of the Guideline for Participatory Water Management, 2001, 2017

Annotated Bibliography of Islamic Thoughts and History, 2016

This Bibliography shall present a complete picture of the Islamic knowledge in the Early and medi... more This Bibliography shall present a complete picture of the Islamic knowledge in the Early and mediaeval period. Works of the Muslim scholars from the early and medieval period. Original Text or translation. Encyclopaedias, anthologies, bibliographies. Histories of Muslim thought, knowledge Creating this Bibliography started on 07.06.2016. The idea of reintroducing the Islamic knowledge to today's readers was born in 2002 immediately after the twin tower incident in the USA. Work started immediately. Possible translators were approached, meeting held in London. The collection of necessary materials started with that, but was lost several times due to computer crashes, etc.

The South China Sea Arbitration: PCA's Unilateralism and its Consequences on the World Community 1, 2016

An examination of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Award in the The South China Sea Arbit... more An examination of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Award in the The South China Sea Arbitration (The Republic of Philippines v. The People's Republic of China).

A Study in To the Evolution of The Global Climate Change Governance Regime, 2015

A Study in To the Evolution of The Global Climate Change Governance Regime.

গ্রন্থ সমালোচনাঃ জল বনের কাব্য, সরলা বসু, ১৯৫৭ খৃষ্টাব্দ, 2023

গ্রন্থ সমালোচনাঃ জল বনের কাব্য, সরলা বসু। প্রকাশক মনোরঞ্জন মজুমদার, আনন্দধারা প্রকাশন, ৮ শ্যামাচর... more গ্রন্থ সমালোচনাঃ জল বনের কাব্য, সরলা বসু। প্রকাশক মনোরঞ্জন মজুমদার, আনন্দধারা প্রকাশন, ৮ শ্যামাচরন দে স্ট্রীট, কলিকাতা- ১২, ১৯৫৭ খৃষ্টাব্দ। ১৫৬ পৃষ্ঠা। দামঃ চার টাকা। নতুন প্রকাশঃ পার্চমেন্ট, ৩০/১এ কলেজ রো, কলিকাতা ৯, ভারত। ১২২ পৃষ্ঠা

পরিবেশ অধিদফতরের পরিবেশ আইন, ১৯৯৫ এর অধিন জরিমানার পরিমান নির্ধারণে বেআইনি ক্ষমতা প্রয়োগ – একটি উ... more পরিবেশ অধিদফতরের পরিবেশ আইন, ১৯৯৫ এর অধিন জরিমানার পরিমান নির্ধারণে বেআইনি ক্ষমতা প্রয়োগ – একটি উদহারন।

Review of Shamsudduha, M. etal.(2022), The Bengal Water Machine: Quantified freshwater capture in Bangladesh, Science 377, 1315–1319 (2022) 16 September 2022, 2022

A review of Shamsudduha, M. etal.(2022), The Bengal Water Machine: Quantified freshwater capture ... more A review of Shamsudduha, M. etal.(2022), The Bengal Water Machine: Quantified freshwater capture in Bangladesh, Science 377, 1315–1319 (2022) 16 September 2022 available online at: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm4730

On the eve of the Eid ul Azha this year I was faced with a question regarding the Qurbani, or the... more On the eve of the Eid ul Azha this year I was faced with a question regarding the Qurbani, or the animal sacrifice on the day of the Eid ul Azha in Islam at a social media platform, the Facebook.com. I had to conduct some research to find the answer to my utter disbelief I found no such command of Allah Rabuul Alamin in Al-Quranul Ajim. In this research work I attempt to find out whether the practice of wajib Qurbani, i.e. mandatory animal sacrifice on the day of Eid-ul-Azha, a 'Shirk', the greatest sin in Islam.

The persecution of the Rohingya people in Myanmar has been recurrent news in the media for the la... more The persecution of the Rohingya people in Myanmar has been recurrent news in the media for the last few years. Horrific images of torture and killing are being circulated in the social and other media. In the judgment of the UN the Rohingyas are being subjected to genocide and ethnic cleansing by the State of Myanmar. This work endevours to understand the historical and legal dimensions of the plight of the Rohingya people which is the worst atrocities against a people in modern times.

In Islam, the Arabic word hadith means prophetic tradition. Hadith are the practices performed ... more In Islam, the Arabic word hadith means prophetic tradition. Hadith are the practices performed and ordained by the Prophet (SA) that a Muslim must follow in fulfilment of his religious obligations. In the corpus of Muslim laws, the hadith stands right after the Quran Majid - the words of Allah Rabbul Alamin, as the second most important source of Islamic laws. However, there are significant differences of opinion among the Muslim regarding the authenticity of a great number of hadith. There are perhaps even more differences regarding the application of these hadith in todays world after fourteen hundred years of their pronouncement. As a result a Muslim is unsure and often embattled on what he should practice as his religious duty. This has caused significant rifts among the Muslim society throughout the world. It is therefore necessary to precisely determine the scope, breadth and methods of the Hadith in order to enable the Muslim to determine the role of the Hadith and its application in todays world. As the first part the project we are here preparing a bibliography of the works in English Language.

The 14th Century Arab traveller Ibn Battuta took a very long detour from his journey to China, to... more The 14th Century Arab traveller Ibn Battuta took a very long detour from his journey to China, to meet a Sufi Dervish in Kamrup, Bengal, the present day Sylhet in Bangladesh, named “Shaikh Jalal-ud-din of Tabriz”. But the Dervish at the dargah in Sylhet today is locally known simply as Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA), while a Dervish named Shah Jalal Tabrizi (RA), the location of whose tomb remain uncertain to this date, has his Khanaka in Pandua, West Bengal. The only two inscriptions from the 16th century that mentions the Dervish refer the dervish at Sylhet as ‘Kanyee’ or ‘Kunyayi’ and ‘Mujarrad’; not Tabriji. In addition to the above there were three Sufis in Bengal with the name ‘Jalal’ loosely in that period of the history of Bengal. Could it be that the dargah at Sylhet is indeed of Shah Jalal Tabrizi (RA) as Ibn Battuta reported, could it also be that he is a second Dervish Shah Jalal (RA) in Bengal originating in Tabriz, or could it be that there is only one Shah Jalal Tabrizi (RA), the one of Pandua, and he is the one who is buried at the dargah at Sylhet as many scholars hypothesised, compelled only by Ibn Battuta’s irrefutable remark, or could he be a different dervish Shah Jalal (RA) who is not Tabriji, and rather either from Konya, Turkestan or Yemen as some suggest? In this work, if Allah Subhanahu Tayala wishes, we wish to examine the evidence available and discover the true account of the Dervish at Sylhet Dargah. We want to know who this Dervish really is.

'Bangladesh National Forestry Policy, 2016 (Final Draft)' -A review, 2017

The Government of Bangladesh published the Final Draft of the Forestry Policy 2016 for comments f... more The Government of Bangladesh published the Final Draft of the Forestry Policy 2016 for comments from the concerned people. The process of adopting the new policy is not sufficiently publicized, some may say deliberately, by not including the draft or any notice regarding this new policy in the websites of the Ministry of Environment and Forest, or in the two different websites of Department of Forest. Under these circumstances, we have examined the Bangladesh forest policy framework focusing on three broad aspects: the manner of adopting the policy; the manner of its notification after adoption; and the content of the policy.

Prepared a paper to be presented at the BAPA-BEN ‘BAPA-BEN Special Conference on Sustainable Development & Environment (BAPA-BEN SCSDGE)’ 14-15 January 2017 at their invitation and presented the same on 14.01.2017.

This is a story of the most unfortunate people of our time. Their own country rejects them. The c... more This is a story of the most unfortunate people of our time. Their own country rejects them. The country they came in denies them. This is a story of the Rohingya refugees living in Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Cox's bazar District, Bangladesh. I have visited the Camp on 8th January 2017 and taken photos and videos of the situation there. I have already sent some of that content to many of you. Some of the video images you may have seen in my last email. This feature contains a harrowing tale of the miseries the Rohingya people going through even inside Bangladesh. Nobody knows how many of them are in Bangladesh, because nobody went to register or count them. Nobody knows how they are doing, because nobody went there to ask them. This is my personal attempt to tell the stories of this most unfortunate people of our time. Their own country rejects them. The country they came in denies them.

Guide For Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements, 2005

Where do MEAs come from and how do they develop? Pre-negotiation to Entry into Force; MEA Impleme... more Where do MEAs come from and how do they develop? Pre-negotiation to Entry into Force; MEA Implementation: Institutional Arrangements and Mechanisms; MEA Expansion and Evolution; How do I Prepare for Negotiations?Identifying National Needs and Developing a National Position; Mobilising a Negotiation Team; Briefing Papers and Introductory Statements; Basic Materials to Bring with You; What is the Role of Country Coalitions in the Negotiating Process? Regional and Interest Group Negotiating Blocs; Coalitions within MEAs; Non-governmental and Inter-governmental Organisations; Particular Challenges for Developing Country Coalitions; How Does the Negotiating Process Work? Expected Outcomes; Making Oral ‘Interventions’: Negotiating Language: Important Terms to Recognise & Understand; Roles of Individual Negotiators; Characteristics of a Good Negotiator; Negotiating Strategies How Do I Negotiate Draft Text? The distinction between ‘preambular language’ and ‘decision’ text; Where does text come from? What are ‘brackets’ and how are they used? How Should I Report Back From Negotiations?

খসড়া নিরাপদ খাদ্য আইন,২০১৩ - একটি পর্যালোচনা, 2013

I have reviewed the Nirapad Khaddyo Ain Bill 2013 (Bangladesh Safe Food Bill, 2013) at the invita... more I have reviewed the Nirapad Khaddyo Ain Bill 2013 (Bangladesh Safe Food Bill, 2013) at the invitation of Association for Land Reform and Development (ALRD), House# 1/3, Block# F, Lalmatia, Dhaka- 1207, Bangaladesh and Actionaid Bangladesh, House SE(C) 5/B (old 8), Road 136, Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212. The paper was presented at a Roundtable discussion titled “Food Security of the People and Food Safety Act 2013 (draft) jointly organised by Association for Land Reform and Development (ALRD) and Actionaid Bangladesh at Dhaka Reporters Unity on 08.06.2013. The news of the Roundtable was published by the Daily Star: http://www.thedailystar.net/news/draft-food-safety-law-has-some-loopholes; and GreenwatchBD: http://greenwatchbd.com/ban-gm-food-in-draft-food-safety-bill/

বাংলাদেশ পানি আইন, ২০১৩ - একটি পর্যালোচনা, 2013

A strategic environmental assessment of the newly enacted Bangladesh Water Act, 2013 presented at... more A strategic environmental assessment of the newly enacted Bangladesh Water Act, 2013 presented at the May 2013 Conference: ‘Bangladesh Water Act 2013: People’s Right and the Proper Use of Water Resources at National Press Club, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Transboundary Water Sharing Between Bangladesh and India, 2012

An introduction to the Transboundary Water Sharing Between Bangladesh and India; the problems and... more An introduction to the Transboundary Water Sharing Between Bangladesh and India; the problems and the way forward. The presentation was prepared for a mixed audience.

আন্তর্জাতিক সমুদ্র আইন - বাংলাদেশ প্রেক্ষিত, 2009

An examination of the international and domestic Bangladeshi laws regarding the sea territory of ... more An examination of the international and domestic Bangladeshi laws regarding the sea territory of Bangladesh and the delimitation disputes with Myanmar and India. The paper was written for a seminar before the Award in Bangladesh- Myanmar case and was later published is the Daily Samakal, a Bangla language newspaper published from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

পলিথিনের বিষাক্ত প্রভাব - সরকার ও নাগরিকদের করণীয়, 2008

According to a news report (BBC.com, 1 January 2002) only the inhabitants of the Dhaka city disca... more According to a news report (BBC.com, 1 January 2002) only the inhabitants of the Dhaka city discarded 1 crore or 10 million polythene shopping bags. During the 1998 great flood the City of Dhaka suffered from water logging for two continuous months. The polythene bags were blamed for clogging the drains of the city and causing these water logging. In 2002 the Government finally prohibited the use of certain types of polythene bags. However, the usefulness of the polythene bags in shopping activities of fish, vegetable and other wet products and the absence of any other equally effective alternative meant that the people were still willing to use that when the shopkeepers were secretly using them. This resulted in a general violation of the law all over the country. Despite the occasional Government attempts to capture the producers and sellers of polythene bags, shoppers all over the country were using these bags in slightly smaller sizes. This paper identifies these factual realities and the reasons for the failure of the law and also suggests measures for the improvement of the situation.