Sakhawat Sajjat Sejan

Sakhawat Sajjat Sejan is assistant professor of the Department of Law at European University of Bangladesh.

Legal reform is key to protecting intellectual property rights of Indigenous culture

The key foundation for any transmitting legal system is to recognise the Indigenous customary law.

1d ago

Addressing climate-induced displacement in Bangladesh

Climate change is acknowledged as a critical factor in human migration around the world. It causes a significant amount of displacement in countries like Bangladesh.

2w ago

Access to criminal justice and the Rohingya refugees

More than a million Rohingyas are living in the refugee camps in Southern Bangladesh who are not only deprived of citizenship but also access to justice.

2m ago

The urgent need for legal reform for Rohingya refugees

More than a million Rohingya people who took shelter here are yet to be accorded formal refugee status, although Bangladesh has been widely commended for being their host since 2017.

2m ago

Burden sharing in the context of refugee crisis

The UN Refugee Convention 1951 was crafted to support the refugees legally and morally. Many European states benefitted from the convention after World War II. However, it is a matter of irony that many of these same states are in favour of close borders now, whenever people are seeking refuge as the victims of war, ethnic cleansing, political or communal clashes, etc.

1y ago

The hurdles to academic freedom in Bangladesh

In the current Bangladeshi scenario, even core academic and intramural speeches are not well protected by the constitutional regime.

1y ago

Questioning the ‘token repatriation’ of the Rohingyas

Last month, a delegation from Myanmar visited the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh to advance the talks in relation to the repatriation of the Rohingyas on a pilot basis. The Myanmar representatives planned to verify documents and repatriate around

2y ago

Effectiveness of ‘local settlement’ practice for protection of Rohingyas

Since 2020, the Government of Bangladesh has been relocating the Rohingyas to Bhashan Char. The UN and other agencies initially criticised the relocation process.

3y ago
November 1, 2025
November 1, 2025

Legal reform is key to protecting intellectual property rights of Indigenous culture

The key foundation for any transmitting legal system is to recognise the Indigenous customary law.

October 15, 2025
October 15, 2025

Addressing climate-induced displacement in Bangladesh

Climate change is acknowledged as a critical factor in human migration around the world. It causes a significant amount of displacement in countries like Bangladesh.

September 3, 2025
September 3, 2025

Access to criminal justice and the Rohingya refugees

More than a million Rohingyas are living in the refugee camps in Southern Bangladesh who are not only deprived of citizenship but also access to justice.

August 6, 2025
August 6, 2025

The urgent need for legal reform for Rohingya refugees

More than a million Rohingya people who took shelter here are yet to be accorded formal refugee status, although Bangladesh has been widely commended for being their host since 2017.

May 10, 2024
May 10, 2024

Burden sharing in the context of refugee crisis

The UN Refugee Convention 1951 was crafted to support the refugees legally and morally. Many European states benefitted from the convention after World War II. However, it is a matter of irony that many of these same states are in favour of close borders now, whenever people are seeking refuge as the victims of war, ethnic cleansing, political or communal clashes, etc.

April 7, 2024
April 7, 2024

The hurdles to academic freedom in Bangladesh

In the current Bangladeshi scenario, even core academic and intramural speeches are not well protected by the constitutional regime.

April 28, 2023
April 28, 2023

Questioning the ‘token repatriation’ of the Rohingyas

Last month, a delegation from Myanmar visited the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh to advance the talks in relation to the repatriation of the Rohingyas on a pilot basis. The Myanmar representatives planned to verify documents and repatriate around

April 23, 2022
April 23, 2022

Effectiveness of ‘local settlement’ practice for protection of Rohingyas

Since 2020, the Government of Bangladesh has been relocating the Rohingyas to Bhashan Char. The UN and other agencies initially criticised the relocation process.

March 5, 2022
March 5, 2022

Military Junta representing Myanmar at the ICJ

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has recommenced The Gambia v Myanmar case hearing. It has approved the military junta government to represent the case on behalf of Myanmar.

October 16, 2021
October 16, 2021

The dynamics of Rohingya repatriation today

The safe repatriation of the Rohingya peoples has been much talked for a while; but during the pandemic, the relevant stakeholders have lightly taken the efforts to initiate the said repatriation.