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In January 2019, the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh recognised the legal personhood of the Turag River, and extended this status to all rivers across Bangladesh, in response to public interest litigation challenging earth-filling, encroachment and construction along the riverbanks. Location. Bangladesh.
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Sep 3, 2020 · The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh upheld the 2019 decision of the High Court (in Writ Petition № 13989) which declared that the Turag River and all other rivers in the country are “living entities” with rights as “legal persons.”
Feb 3, 2020 · Legal rights for the Turag: rivers as living entities in Bangladesh. In 2019, Bangladesh joined the ever-growing list of countries to recognize rivers as living entities with legal rights. The Bangladesh Rivers case is another example of advocacy from the Supreme Court in Bangladesh, and the article explores the relationship between the ...
- Mohammad Sohidul Islam, Erin O'Donnell
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There are some settled rules and theories for interpretation of the constitution, followed by the judges and jurists throughout the world. The judges of the supreme court of Bangladesh also kept those rules and theories in their minds while interpreting the constitution.
Dec 11, 2020 · In Bangladesh, the supreme court declared Turag river, as well as all other rivers in the country, to be legal persons (Islam and O'Donnell 2020). Lake Eerie, in the United States, was briefly...
However, the High Court Division did not interfere with the conviction and sentence of the petitioner since original cognizance was taken by a Court of Sessions, a properly constituted Court.
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