Md. Karim

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• LL.B. (Hons.); LL.M. (Dhaka); LL.B. (Hons.) (Lond), PhD (Uni. Malaya)
• Associate Professor at University of Malaya

Islamic Banking and Finance (IBF) has become a global vogue and hence the pertinence of the study of the laws regulating its operations in the continent of its root, Asia and the commercially virgin continent of Africa, as exemplified by Nigeria. This paper, based on library research, is aimed at filling the gap or, at least, advancing the frontier...

This report reflects environment-related legal and other developments for the year in Bangladesh, one of the world’s most affected, vulnerable countries to climate change. Though the country contributes less than 0.48 percent of global emissions, climate change-induced natural calamities and disasters have been causing serious impacts on the overal...

Purpose This study aims to explore several challenges in the use of regulatory technologies (RegTech) in Islamic and conventional financial markets and share recommendations in this regard. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative research methodology was used to identify the existing challenges. Literature was reviewed and analyzed, and seven ex...

The world goes through diverse privacy dilemmas, particularly after the discovery of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in the 1960s. It can be argued that such a scenario will continue in the future, as the vast majority of our works are done online using personal data. Perceivably, in the future, our online activities will increase, be...

Emerging as a buzzword, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has had immense implications on global data protection regimes. The GDPR appears as a worldwide standard for protecting personal data based on the omnibus legal substance, extensive extraterritorial scope, and influential market of the European Union (EU). It resulted in a global...

COVID-19 pandemic was a health crisis that plunged the world into economic turmoil due to its resultant national lockdowns across economies which brought business and market activities to a standstill. In order to adapt to ensuing restrictions owing to the pandemic, forge ahead in a new way of living, work and interactions with one another (new nor...

not available Dhaka University Law Journal, Vol. 32(1), 2021 P.243-265

The right to life including, impliedly, the right to live in a pollution-free atmosphere, is a constitutionally guaranteed right in Bangladesh, and noise pollution, with its adverse effects on the peaceful enjoyment of life, is a genuine threat to the quality of life in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Although some isolated provisions on noise po...

Artificial Intelligence technology has rapidly advanced in this era. Many of the AI appliances nowadays have been infused with abilities to self-develop their knowledge and self-enhance their operational precision through machine learning. The emergence of deep learning technology, a sub-set of machine learning, which observes AI mimicking after th...

Mental health problems are almost ignored in Bangladesh, one of the most densely populated countries in the world. The lack of overall health literacy and human resources due to an ineffectively updated legal and regulatory framework, coupled with very limited but misused budget allocation, are some of the factors responsible for this. The country'...

Purpose This paper aims to explore issues arising from ṣukūk (Islamic bonds) on blockchain, including Sharīʾah (Islamic law) and legal matters. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative methodology is used in conducting this research where relevant literature on ṣukūk was reviewed. Through a doctrinal approach, the paper presents analyses on the p...

The General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) of the European Union (EU) emerges as a hot-button issue in contemporary global politics, policies, and business. Based on an omnibus legal substance, extensive extraterritorial scope and influential market powers, it appears as a standard for global data protection regulations as can be witnessed b...

The seriousness of electrical and electronic equipment waste (E-waste/WEEE) problem is currently haunting both developed and developing nations around the world. WEEE in layman’s term can be defined as discarded components of electrical and electronic equipment that have no reuse value. Improper disposal of WEEE can bring about catastrophic effects...

Electrical and electronic equipment waste (E-waste/WEEE) is a current global concern because of the increasing volume and improper treatment of e-waste. Generally, e-waste can be defined as discarded components of electrical and electronic equipment that have no reuse value. The improper disposal of e-waste can bring about catastrophic effects to m...

In this data-driven society, diverse actors always track and monitor our activities and consequently, we are losing our privacy. Therefore, the agenda of privacy and data protection has become one of the hot-button issues in global policies, politics, and business nowadays. Thus, the appeal of understanding privacy is becoming crucial today for not...

Natural nanomaterials are abundant in the environment and even though the inhabitants of ancient civilizations in Rome, Greece, China, India, etc. used to know the techniques to exploit and apply some of the nanoparticles in different products to achieve different purposes, the deliberate and purposeful use of engineered nanomaterials in different...

After the formal official start of nanoscience- and nanotechnology-related activities at the beginning of this century, the issue of protection of workers and researchers who handle nanomaterials started to get some negligible attention from the stakeholders along with the research on nanorisk and safety. However, after 17 years the situation is so...

Bangladesh’s constant growth with an annual 6% plus Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for more than the last two decades and achievements in other socio-economic metrics in recent times is impressive and recognized by various global authoritative bodies. The extent of overwhelming economic ventures in the private sector coupled with the commitments of t...

The regional organization, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), was established in Dhaka on December 8, 1985. In the Organisation, there were initially seven-Member States that are mainly located in South Asia, i.e. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In April 2007, at the Association's 14th summ...

The Concept and definition of the privacy has been changed during the time affecting by different factors. At the same time, the boundaries of privacy may differ from one place to another affecting by the culture, religion, etc. Nonetheless, there is not a unique general accepted definition for the privacy. Privacy has been considered from differen...

The adequacy of legal and regulatory framework relating to nuclear energy in Bangladesh has sparked many questions since the government took the formal decision to establish a nuclear power plant at Rooppur. Consequently, the government has taken some measures to make a comprehensive and robust framework to ensure safe and secure nuclear energy pro...

Climate change poses profound threats to the Earth and its people. Its mitigation, therefore, demands common but differentiated actions with comprehensive and coordinated approach. The global community has pledged to mitigate various greenhouse gases in some international soft law instruments. Exploitation of renewables to generate energy and produ...

It is a challenging task for Bangladesh to meet its increasing demand of energy while its economy is rapidly growing. Though prices of oil, coal, and fossil fuels around the world have been volatile, the price trend in Bangladesh demonstrates a persistent rise in the immediate past. This is further exacerbated by depleting reserves of natural gas....

The number of solar photovoltaic (PV) installations has been increasing worldwide but the high capital cost of installation continues to be the main challenge, particularly in many developing countries. The solar concentrator, a device that focuses the sunlight onto a small area, has the potential to minimize the use of expensive PV material while...

Manipulation of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) to develop different consumer and industrial products are the preferred choice in modern day industrial production due to their unprecedented, but diversified promises and prospects. The researchers claimed in 2006 that the NMs were in a stage where plastic was in the 1960s. This analogy was made to i...

Whether a global nuclear renaissance will usher or sustain, the affair hinges on a myriad of the socio-political and economic factors. In one hand, the consistent rise in the prices of oil, coal, fossil fuels and on the other, the lack of natural gas reserves has indicated the struggle of Bangladesh for energy demand, which is eventually going to p...

Handicrafts often demonstrate indigenous knowledge, traditional cultural expressions of artisans, small or big tribes and even nations at large. Crafting communities invest their labors and merits from generations to generations to create aesthetic and artistic handicrafts that both reflect their intellectual inputs and represent their community li...

Nanotechnology, being an emerging and enabling technology, can be utilised to exploit burgeoning opportunities in all aspects. Almost every kind of material with any feature can theoretically be developed using nanoscale technology and that is why countries around the world have been working relentlessly to exploit this. History suggests that unles...

Malaysian Tertiary Level Students and Their Understanding, Knowledge and Perception of Nanotechnology

Energy is instrumental for the development and economic growth of a country. Although Bangladesh is known as a developing country in South Asia, it has been recognized as a model country by the United Nations for its remarkable achievements in attaining the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Successive governments of the country have take...

Nanotechnology, the study of manipulating materials at the nanoscale, should no longer be treated or referred to as the ‘wonder of modern science’. This is because many of the predictions, based on laboratory findings, the researchers made and shared through scientific literature over the years are now being displayed on supermarket shelves. Nanote...

Regulation and governance of number and diversified types of nanomaterials has been a genuine challenge for the regulators around the world in recent times experience with the genetically modified food compelled the regulators, specially from the Europe take cautious move from the very beginning nanomaterials. One of the initial tasks in relation t...

The discussion on the human rights of elderly people is particularly crucial in present context. These golden people, who have tremendous contribution towards the gradual development of human civilization, are considered as ‘burden’ in many cases, treated as an ‘object of abuse and neglect’. While core international human rights instruments prohibi...

Realizing the limitless prospects of nanotechnology, many countries in the world, irrespective of size and economy, have been investing and allocating considerable amount of funding. Innovative initiatives are also taken at both public and private sphere. Over the years, Malaysia has successfully established its competence in electrical and electro...

Wireless power transfer (WPT) concept offers users the freedom from annoying wires, and allowing seamless powering and charging of portable devices in an unburdened mode. Since Nikola Tesla׳s early experiment, the WPT technology has observed the remarkable technological advancement on transmission methods which previously deemed unfeasible. This re...

The concept of optical antennas in physical optics is still evolving. Like the antennas used in the radio frequency (RF) regime, the aspiration of optical antennas is to localize the free propagating radiation energy, and vice versa. For this purpose, optical antennas utilize the distinctive properties of metal nanostructures, which are strong plas...

Few would dispute that good health is fundamental to a full and active life. It is the key to wealth and prosperity. Good health contributes directly to economic growth while poor health drives poverty. The right to health is considered directly in many international instruments including the World Health Organization. Every single country in the w...

Nanotechnology, often referred to as the next industrial revolution after internet, is an interdisciplinary study with limitless potential. It is claimed that nanotechnology is now at the stage where ICT and use of plastic were in 1960s and biotechnology was in 1980s. Already more than 2000 nano-enabled consumer products are in the market and ILO p...

In the Asia Pacific region, the protection of personal data in maintaining a business relationship is beyond doubt and considered as a prerequisite for trusted business ties. Apart from such business demands, protection of personal data of those involved is a paramount concern for jurisdictions. Data Protection Law in Asia is the first publication...

Nanotechnology is the next industrial revolution after internet and the wave of the future. Countries around the world have been investing huge and thousands of consumer products containing nanomaterial are already in the market. However, industries are apparently more inclined to generate revenue ignoring societal concerns, which may have serious...

South Asia is the living place of more than one-fifth of the world's population and it is the most densely populated region in the world. There are five coastal states in this region (i.e. Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) and due to their great reliance on the sea for their livelihood, the people here contribute toward pollution...

Nanotechnology has the prospect to vibrate the imagination of human being and has the ability to be used in almost every sector of human need. With its limitless potentials, there are many environmental, health and safety related concerns due to extremely ambivalent effects of nanoparticles. Studies revealed that nanoparticles can enter the human b...

Nanotechnology, often referred to as the next industrial revolution after the internet, is an interdisciplinary study and the wave of the future. It is the science of manipulating technology at an atomic and molecular scale and is no longer an issue for scientists only. It has limitless potential and can be used in most areas of human need. Based o...

Nanotechnology, the science of using materials at the atomic or molecule scale, is the next wonder after internet. Its virtually limitless prospects compel the government, research firms and business ventures around the world to invest huge amount for its commercial application. United Nations is convinced nanotechnology can be used to achieve the...

Nanotechnology, often referred to as the next industrial revolution after internet, is an interdisciplinary study with limitless potential. It is now in the stage where ICT and use of plastic was in 1960s and biotechnology in 1980s. Already around 2000 consumer products are in the market and ILO predicts that by 2020, 20% of the products will be de...

Nanotechnology, the next industrial revolution has limitless potential and if can truly be used for the betterment of mankind, it promises epoch making changes in the world. Realising the countless prospect, the governments and private companies around the world have been investing huge amount of money in the research and development of nanotechnol...

Nanotechnology, often referred to as the next industrial revolution after internet, is an interdisciplinary study. It is the science of manipulating technology at atomic scale. One can hardly find any area where the researchers did not attempt to apply it. Based on very optimistic results in many researches around the world, it can easily be inferr...

Nanotechnology has the prospect to vibrate the imagination of human being and has the ability to be used in almost every sector of human need. With its limitless potential, there are concerns too as nanoparticles have been projected as next asbestos. Studies revealed that nanoparticles can enter the human body through the lungs, intestinal tract, a...

Nanotechnology, the science of using technology at the atomic scale, is the next industrial revolution after internet and is ‗the techno buzzword de jour'. Its virtually limitless prospects lure the government, research firms and business ventures around the world to invest huge amount for its commercial application and already hundreds of products...

The issue of mental health is extremely important as mind drives a person. People with mental disorders have been facing continuous human rights violations in every sphere of life starting with family, institutions, etc. These people, though rarely posing a threat for others because of their diseases which are beyond their control, have faced stigm...

Few would dispute that good health is fundamental to a full and active life. It is the key to wealth and prosperity. Good health contributes directly to economic growth while poor health drives poverty. The right to health is considered directly in many international instruments including the World Health Organization. Every single country in the w...