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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Legal aid for workers

By Mozammel Hoq • 4:22 AM • 0 Comments



                                   Legal aid for workers:




                                                          Muhammad Mahdy Hassan : 
 
Honorable  Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina made a declaration in 2013 to establish separate Legal Aid Cell Office aiming to provide legal aid at free of cost for the workers who are deprived of getting access to justice. Although the government enacted the Legal Aid Services Act (LASA) 2000 (last amended in 2013), workers have been continuously victimized by their employers. Female workers are particularly facing discrimination in the workplace, including denial of maternity leave, child care on site, sexual and verbal harassment and termination of job without following due process.
People experienced a shocking disaster of  Rana Plaza collapse on 24 April 2013. In the aftermath of the incident, a new concept of providing legal aid for the workers was endorsed by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and thereby National Legal Aid Services Organization (Hereinafter NLASO) established for the first time a Worker's Legal aid Cell at the premises of Dhaka Labor Court on 2 May 2013 with the technical support from Justice Sector Facility (JSF) project of the United Nations Development Programme  (Hereinafter UNDP) and DFID.
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The Cell is now fully functional to provide free legal aid services; like (i) providing legal advice, (ii) conducting mediation to settle disputes as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process and to draft grievance petition, (iii) engaging Legal Aid Panel Lawyers and representing cases in the labour courts, (iv) raising awareness about worker's rights in industrial areas, (v) providing capacity development of Panel Lawyers, (vi) running a hotline services for both national and migrant workers in providing information, and (vii) conducting training programs for Trade Union leaders and so on. Workers from all 17 districts of Dhaka division are now enjoying the legal aid services from the Cell. Since its inception, it is reported by NLASO that a total of 6,027 workers accessed the services and thereby an amount of BDT. 2,759,618 was recovered from the employers as compensation to directly provide the victims by the intervention of the Cell.
To expand the legal aid services, NLASO has recently established another Worker's Legal Aid Cell Office at Chittagong Labour Court that is fully operational from 21st of July 2016 while UNDP Bangladesh provided technical support under its Women's Access to Justice Project to establish the Cell as Chittagong is considered to be the commercial capital of Bangladesh having the most number of industries in different sectors like RMG, ship breaking, steel manufacturers, packed foods etc.
To safeguard the interests of thousands of workers employed in those sectors, the Cell will be providing more or less the similar services compare to the services provided by Dhaka Cell Office. The Cell is now under the direct supervision of the Chairman of the Labour Court. A special committee will be formed soon to monitor the daily activities. In addition, NLASO will also monitor the progress.
It is worthy to note that workers from different areas are coming to both Cells to avail legal aid services. However, the two Cells should be equipped with utilizing innovative ways; e.g. disseminating SMS, developing and distributing awareness materials like posters and leaflets, broadcasting Public Service Announcement (PSA) through community radios and televisions, and using social media so that target people can reach the Worker's Legal Aid Cell. Two Cells are not adequate to provide the legal aid services to the workers of whole Bangladesh. The government, policy makers, civil society, local and international NGOs, UN specialized agencies like UNDP and ILO, donors like USAID and DFID, and existing Labour Union leaders and other stakeholders should work altogether to establish more Cells in remaining divisions of the country in order to achieve the goals of Worker's Legal Aid Cells. 


source: dailystar.
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Your advocate

By Mozammel Hoq • 3:50 AM • 0 Comments



                        Your advocate:


This week Your Advocate is Barrister Omar Khan Joy, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is the head of the chambers of a renowned law firm, namely, 'Legal Counsel', which has expertise mainly in commercial law, corporate law, family law, employment and labor law, land law, banking law, constitutional law, criminal law, IPR and in conducting litigations before courts of different hierarchies. law firm
Query:
I am 65 years old and suffering from cancer. My husband died in 2011. After his demise, I have been living alone at my flat located in Gulshan, which is the only thing that I have inherited from my husband. My husband and I took great care of all our children and raised them to the best of our abilities. They are well educated and well settled. My elder son lives in London and my other son and daughter live in Dhaka with their families. They have inherited large volume of properties and money from their father. To my utmost disappointment, none of them take care of me and they only call me during festivals. I am financially independent so I do not need any money from my children. All I want is their company and reasonable time and communication. Recently, I saw a TV program about a new law for parents' rights. I would like know more about this law. Do my children owe any responsibility towards me under this law?

Response:
At first, I would like to thank you for your query. I regret to learn about the behaviors of your children towards you.
In Bangladesh, maintaining the parents and giving them time especially during their old ages have been practiced from moral, social, cultural and religious perspectives. It is a matter of deep regret and concern that during the recent pasts, such practices and long traditions are being gradually eroded even within the educated and affluent families. In 2013, a new law, namely, Maintenance of Parents Act-2013 was enacted to confirm the maintenance of parents by their children. So, maintenance of parents is now a legal obligation for children as well on top of being only a moral, social or religious obligation.
For your ease of understanding, I would like to give an overview of the Maintenance of Parents Act, 2013. As per the definition in the Act, Maintenance means providing food, clothing, medical care, shelter and company to the parents. The Act ensures that all children who are capable must provide maintenance to his/her parents. To confirm the maintenance of parents every children shall live with their parents. If any parents have more than one child then they must ensure their parents' maintenance in consultation with each-other. Children cannot force their parents to live separately or at an old home. Every child must take care of their parents' health and give necessary medical care and attention. If the children live separately from their parents then they must visit their parents regularly and give a reasonable amount from their daily or monthly or yearly income, whichever is practicable.
If father is not alive, children are obliged to provide maintenance to their paternal grandparents and in case of mother's death; maternal grandparents will get the maintenance.
Breach of any provision of the Act will be considered as an offence and whoever breaches any provision of the Act will be liable up to 1 (one) lac taka fine and in default of payment of the fine; the offender shall suffer imprisonment of a term not exceeding 3 months. If children's spouse, offspring or close relative do not cooperate or put barrier to provide maintenance to parents then he/she will also be punished under the Act as an accomplish. The punishment of an accomplish is same as the offender.
The Court can only receive the complaint when the concerned parent makes a complaint in writing. The Court can send the complaint for compromise settlement to the concerned Chairman/Member of the Union Parishad or to the Mayor/Councilor of the concerned City Corporation or Pourashava or to any other suitable person. The concerned Chairman, Mayor, Member or Councilor will hear both the sides and then try to settle the matter. The complaint if so settled will be considered as settled by the Court.
You are a financially independent so I understand you do not need money from your children. All you need is their reasonable presence in your life. I can understand what you are going through alone fighting cancer. You need your loving children beside you in this battle more than anything. You have already noticed from my above overview that maintenance includes giving company to the parents apart from proving food, clothing, shelter and medical care. If the capable children cannot provide maintenance to their parents it will be considered as an offense. Therefore, your children have a legal obligation to give you company and take good care of you.
You have the option to make a complaint against them at First Class Judicial Magistrate's Court or Metropolitan Magistrate's Court.
My best wishes are with you. I hope that the aforesaid opinion will help you to understand your legal rights. I also hope and believe that this write up will prick the consciences of all children around the world and provoke them to rethink about the manners they deal with their parents.

For detailed query contact:  omar@legalcounselbd.com

  Source: Daily star 

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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

HSC Results:

By Mozammel Hoq • 12:24 PM • 0 Comments

 The System of HSC Results


HSC / ALIM And Equivalent Results:-

HSC / Alim And Equivalent Result Via Website :

http://www.educationboardresults.gov.bd

HSC / Alim And Equivalent Result Via SMS :
for HSC Result: General
HSC<Space>First 3 letters of your board<Space>Roll Number<Space>Passing Year and Send  to 16222
Example: HSC DHA 116990 2016 and send  to 16222

for Alim Result: Madrasha
ALIM<Space>First 3 letters of your board<Space>Roll Number<Space>Passing Year And Send  to 16222
Example: ALIM MAD 1478520 2016 send to 16222
for HSC Result: Technical
HSC<Space>First 3 letters of your board<Space>Roll Number<Space>Passing Year And Send  to 16222
Example: HSC TEC 1478520 2016 send to 16222

HSC / Alim And Equivalent Rescrutiny Application Process :
Rescrutiny Application can be done only through Teletalk Prepaid Mobile Phone Go to your mobile message option and type RSC first three letter of education board Roll Number Subject code and send it to 16222

After that you will get a SMS with a PIN Number, in reply you have to type RSC Yes PIN Number Mobile Number and Send it to 16222

Application fee is Tk 125 per subject

Students are requested to read SMS System for Rescrutiny Application Process carefully before apply through SMS. See details SMS System in Bangla for HSC Result Rescrutiny Application Process 2016 of all education board from below-

Short Code of all education board in Bangladesh: Dhaka Education Board- DHA, Chittagong education board- CHI, Rajshahi education board- RAJ, Sylhet education board- SYL, Barisal education board- BAR, Jessore education board- JES, Dinajpur education board- DIN, Comilla education board- COM, Bangladesh Madrasah education board  MAD, Technical Education Board -TEC