Justice rewritten by BracU law students
On 14 October, Dhaka’s Supreme Court Auditorium transformed into a space of both solemn oaths and youthful ambition. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO), in collaboration with the Swedish Embassy, UNDP, and the Norwegian Embassy, launched its inaugural internship programme, a pioneering effort to connect Bangladesh’s legal institutions with the next generation of advocates.
25 students from various institutions, six of whom were from BracU, took the oath in the presence of Md Asaduzzaman (Attorney General, Bangladesh), Asif Nazrul (Adviser, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs), Nicolas Weeks (Ambassador, Embassy of Sweden), Håkon Arald Gulbrandsen (Ambassador, Embassy of Norway), and Stefan Liller (Resident Representative, UNDP Bangladesh).
Student observer, Saziya Oshin (Senior, SoL), described the Attorney General’s Office as “A place filled with laughter and dreams, despite the workload.” To her surprise, the atmosphere felt more human than hierarchical. Amid stacks of case files and books, she saw interns who were living the law.
Faysal Al Nahian (Alumnus, SoL & Intern, AGO), recalled being challenged to summarise 20 case files within 2 hours. “Initially, we panicked, but when we found a rhythm, that breakthrough taught us more than any classroom could.” Also selected among BracU alumni are Sreoshi Karmakar, Kabery Moniza Riddhi, Moloy Saha, Kaoshik Dey Badhan and Ahad Uddin.
The interns addressed pressing issues such as bKash fraud and sexual violence. Barrister Tasnuva Shelly introduced the BLD database, a digital archive of judgments, case summaries, and legal materials. Discussions later turned towards reforming legal education. Here, speakers proposed a unified curriculum for all law schools in Bangladesh, with practical law courses and stricter supervision of the six-month internship before Bar enrolment.
Md Asaduzzaman concluded, “Lawyers are born leaders, but to lead, one must be enduring.”
As the hall echoed with applause, one message lingered. Perhaps justice, like learning, begins not in the courtroom, but in the willingness to dream within it.
