CHT Land Dispute Case (2006 & 2009)
Aberchai Mog and others vs. Joint District Judge, Khagrachari and others
CHT Income Tax Holiday Case (2008)
Government of Bangladesh represented by Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh Secretariat, Ramna, Dhaka (Appellant) Vs Rangamati Food Products Ltd. and others (Respondents)
‘Children Act, 1974’ Case (2000)
BLAST, along with a convict under the Nari o Shishu Nirjatan (Bishesh Bidhan) Ain, 1995, Alamgir Hossain, filed a writ petition challenging the judgment and order of sentence and conviction passed by the Nari o Shishu Nirjatan Daman Bishesh Adalat (Suppression of Violence Against Women and Children Tribunal), Comilla.
‘Gram Sarkar (Village Government) Act, 2003′ Case (2003)
BLAST filed a writ petition challenging Section 4 of the Gram Sarkar Ain, 2003 [Village Government Act, 2003] as being inconsistent with the Constitution. Section 27 of the Act replaced the ‘Gram Parishad’ established under the স্থানীয় সরকার (গ্রাম সরকার) আইন, ১৯৯৭ [Local Government (Village Government), 1997] by the ‘Gram Sarkar’.
‘MP’s Telephone Bills’ Case (2001)
BLAST filed a writ petition challenging the failure of the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) to take legal action against the Members of the Fifth and Seventh Parliaments respecting non-payment of arrears of telephone bills amounting to crores of takas. The Members of Parliament drew their allowances in accordance with the provisions of the Members of Parliament (Salaries and Allowances) Order, 1973 and received monthly allowances for telephone bills, but had reportedly not repaid their dues.
‘Iodized Salt’ Case (1999)
On undertaking laboratory tests which revealed that salt produced by eight manufacturers of iodized salt did not contain the required level of iodine as stipulated under law, and given that lack of adequate iodine was known to affect the normal physical and mental growth of children by causing Iodine Deficiency Diseases, BLAST filed a writ petition challenging the inaction and failure of the authorities to ensure compliance with the Iodine Deficiency Disease Prevention Act, 1989 and Rules, 1994.
‘Extra-Judicial Penalties’ Case (2009)
BLAST, with Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), Bangladesh Mohila Porishad, BRAC Human Rights and Legal Services Programme and Nijera Kori, filed a writ petition challenging the imposition and execution of extra judicial penalties in local salish by persons without any lawful authority.
‘CHT Courts’ Case (2006)
The three districts in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Rangamati, Khagrachari and Bandarban, were regulated by the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regulation, 1900, under which the Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong had jurisdiction regarding civil and criminal disputes arising out of the region.
‘Section 54 Guidelines Case’, or ‘Rubel Killing Case’ or ‘Guidelines on Arrest and Remand Case’ (1998)
BLAST, Ain o Salish Kendra, Shonmilito Shamajik Andolon and several individuals filed a writ petition in the High Court challenging the abuse of police powers to arrest without warrant under Section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrCP) and the abuse of powers regarding taking the accused into remand (police custody) under Section 167 of the CrPC.