Farzana Rifat Siddique

Farzana Rifat Siddique is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Law at East West University. She obtained her LL.B. (Hons.) from East West University with Summa Cum Laude, followed by an LL.M. from the University of Asia Pacific under the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies (UMSAILS) scholarship, and an MSS in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Dhaka. Her teaching and research focus on criminology and criminal justice, family laws, human rights, and socio-legal studies. She also supervises undergraduate dissertations on these areas. As a member of the Department's Moot Court Committee, she has coordinated several moot court workshops, and student training programs, while coaching and mentoring teams for different moot court competitions. Her broader academic interests include advancing legal research, strengthening advocacy skills, and fostering practice-oriented legal education.

Faculty

Faculty Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Research Interest

Criminology, criminal justice, family laws, human rights and international humanitarian law.

Teaching Materials

LL.B. Courses: LAW0421-102: Muslim Law I Chowdhury JA, A Textbook on Muslim Personal Law (Sufi Prokashoni 2022). Fyzee AAA, Outlines of Muhammedan Law (4th edn, New Delhi 1974). Haque ME, Muslim Family Law: Sharia and Modern World (London College of Legal Studies 2024). Mulla D F, Principles of Mohammedan Law (latest edn). Pearl D and Menski WF, Muslim Family Law (Sweet & Maxwell 2004). LAW0421-107: Legal System of Bangladesh Halim MA, The Legal System of Bangladesh: After Separation (University Publications 2008). Halim A and Siddiki NE, The Legal System of Bangladesh after Separation (2nd edn, Titu Publications 2014). Hoque KE, Administration of Justice in Bangladesh (Asiatic Society of Bangladesh 2003). Khan BU and Supan QMH, Encyclopedic Compendium of the Laws of Bangladesh (vols I–IV, BLAST 2002). Patwari MI, Legal System of Bangladesh (HEAB 2004). LAW0421-203: Hindu Law Gandhi BM, Principles of Hindu Law (3rd edn, Eastern Book Company 2008). Karim MA, Hindu Law in Bangladesh: Intersecting Religion, Tradition and Law (2nd edn, Oriental Law Publishing 2023). Menski W, Hindu Law: Beyond Tradition and Modernity (Oxford University Press 2003). Mulla DF, Principles of Hindu Law (15th edn, N M Tripathi Pvt Ltd 1982). Rakshit MK, The Principles of Hindu Law (Personal Law of Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan) (3rd edn, M Rakshit 1985). LAW0421-207: Criminology Adler F, Mueller GOW and Laufer WS, Criminology (6th edn, McGraw-Hill 2006). Karmen A, Crime Victims: An Introduction to Victimology (6th edn, Wadsworth Publishing 2006). Miller JM (ed), 21st Century Criminology: A Reference Handbook (SAGE Publications 2009). Paranjape NV, Criminology and Penology with Victimology (Central Law Publications 2014). Scott D, Penology (Sage Publications 2008). Siegel LJ, Criminology (11th edn, Wadsworth Cengage Learning 2012). Sutherland EH and Cressey DR, Principles of Criminology (6th edn, J B Lippincott Company 1960).

Academic Background

Master of Social Science (MSS) in Criminology and Criminal Justice University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Academic Position: 3rd Master of Laws, LLM (International Human Rights Law) University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh UMSAILS Scholar, 2020-21 Scholarship : Full Tuition Fees Waiver & Stipend under UMSAILS Scholarship (UNESCO Madanjeet Singh South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal & Human Rights Studies Scholarship) Bachelor of Laws, LLB (Hons.) East West University, Bangladesh Academic Position: 1st Award: Summa Cum Laude Scholarship: Merit Scholarship & Dean’s Scholarship at East West University (2016-2018)

Awards & Achievements

Academic Awards/Honours UMSAILS Scholarship (2020-2021) – Awarded by the South Asian Foundation (SAF) and the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh South Asian Institute of Advanced Legal and Human Rights Studies (UMSAILS) to pursue Master of Laws (LL.M.) program at the University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh. Best Speaker Award (6 th April 2019) – Student Conference on “Genocide and Justice”, organized by the Center for the Study of Genocide and Justice (CSGJ), Liberation War Museum. Summa Cum Laude (30 th January 2019) – 18 th Convocation, East West University. Country Ambassador for Bangladesh (31 st August 2018) ­– Kathmandu Dialogue (International Summer School), Kathmandu School of Law, Nepal. Academic Excellence Award and Best Performance Award in Non-Judicial Hearing (19 th January 2018) – 4 th Winter School on “Genocide, Prevention and Justice” organized by the Center for the Study of Genocide and Justice (CSGJ), Liberation War Museum. Merit Scholarship – Awarded by East West University at the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. Honours) program from January 2017 to December 2018. Dean’s Scholarship – Awarded by East West University at the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. Honours) program from January 2016 to December 2016. Best Researcher Award (8 th November, 2015) – 1 st Intra Department Moot Court Competition, East West University.

Selected Publications

Conference Papers Newspaper Op-eds & Blogs 1. ‘Cybersecurity Regulation in a Globalized Digital Era: A Study of Bangladesh’s Cyber Security Ordinance 2025’ presented in the Second International Conference on Emerging Trends and Advances in Management, Law, Humanities and Social Sciences (Global Nexus 2.0), organized by Eudoxia Research University, USA and Eudoxia Research Centre, India, on February 28, 2026. 2. ‘A critical analysis on the Right to Fair Trial and application of the Principles of Natural Justice in Bangladesh’, co-authored with Md. Hasibul Islam, presented in the Conference on Article 35 of the Constitution: Towards better Protection of Rights of the Accused, organized by Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs (BILIA), Bangladesh on 29 June, 2019. 3. ‘Poverty alleviation through the rule of law and the implementation of human rights in Bangladesh: A myth or reality?’, presented in the National Conference on Rule of Law & Good Governance, organized by the Department of Law & Justice, Metropolitan University, Bangladesh on 2 March, 2019. 1. Siddique, Farzana Rifat, 'Empowering victims: Addressing right to compensation in trafficking cases', The Daily Star , 20 September 2024, available at: https://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/news/empowering-victims-addressing-right-compensation-trafficking-cases-3707596 2. Siddique, Farzana Rifat, 'Women’s inheritance rights under Hindu Law’, The Daily Star , 16 February 2024, available at: https://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/news/womens-inheritance-rights-under-hindu-law-3544971 3. Siddique, Farzana Rifat, 'Children’s right to environmental protection', The Daily Star , 9 June 2020, available at: https://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/news/childrens-right-environmental-protection-1911397 4. Siddique, Farzana Rifat, ‘Comparative analysis on the Trial of Genocide in Bangladesh and Cambodia: Through a legal lens’, NILS Bangladesh Law Blog, 30 October 2019, available at: https://nilsbangladesh.org/comparative-analysis-on-the-trial-of-genocide-in-bangladesh-and-cambodia-through-a-legal-lens-by-farzana-rifat-siddique/

Professional Experience

Senior Lecturer, Department of Law, East West University (December 2025 – Present) Lecturer, Department of Law, East West University (June 2022 – November 2025) Junior Project Assistant, International Organization for Migration (IOM – UN Migration Agency), Bangladesh Country Office (August 2020 – March 2021) External Relations Officer & Course Facilitator, Casper Foundation (December 2019 – July 2020) Intern, MCLAW Services (January 2019 – August 2019) Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Law, East West University (October 2017 – December 2018)

Affiliation Professional Membership

Member, Moot Court Committee, Department of Law, East West University.