Interference in Academic and Non-academic Expressions of Academicians as a Threat to Professional Immunity: A Legal Research Specially Focused on Bangladeshi Universities

Abstract

It requires no reference all over the world to claim that where there is a duty, there is a right. But sometimes, exceptions are found unexpectedly. Though the concept of Intellectual Property Law is not very ancient in nature, but it covers a great part of rights of meritorious people over intangible assets. It has been observed by the researchers that some sorts of IP are yet overlooked by the lawmakers while making a focused area of IP. It has been found through analysis that the question of recognition of reflection of personal thoughts of a university teacher in a classroom is not irrelevant in Bangladesh perspective. And a mentionable number ofunexpected events have been experienced like copying and publishing papers which could easily be called plagiarism if were done from a written research. The level of interference is so frustrating that some teachers even have been victimized physically and socially. Such humiliating harassment is expanded even up to police arrest. It has been found inconsistent that there are available examples ofnon-recognition ofpersonal thought as IP, but abusing interpretations are available as to sufferings. This seems a threat to education system of Bangladesh as professional immunity is hampered in a mentionable manner in this process which is easily exercisable in other professions. This research bonafidely attempts to unveil some hidden issues and recommend a relevant solution.