people and played a pivotal role in this regard. The residents of the enclaves will now be able to access public services of their country like electricity, schools, hospitals etc. without having to negotiate the border bureaucracy. After exchanging enclaves, the Government has also taken steps to ensure human rights of those people such as establishing schools, roads, pools, health treatment etc. The exchange of enclaves is milestone towards ensuring human rights of over 51000 enclave dwellers of both states. The entire process, including the physical exchange of enclaves and boundary demarcation, is expected to be completed by June 30, 2016. Dhaka: the second least livable city in the world In the Global Livability Ranking 2015 by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Dhaka has ranked the second least livable city in the world having scored 38.7 out of 100. Last year, it was the most unlivable city in the world. The report lists 140 cities worldwide based on a variety of lifestyle issues such health care, education, culture, environment and infrastructure. Such ranking of Dhaka denotes that, human rights of adequate standard of living of the people living in Dhaka city are not met. High Court directives for saving lives in road On August 3, the High Court asked the government and the police to keep unfit motor vehicles off the roads across the country. The bench also asked the authorities to seize around 19, 000,00 fake driving licenses and take action against the holders of the fake licences. The bench asked secretaries to the ministries of the road transport and bridges, and home affairs, the inspector general of police and the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority chairman to take necessary measures for the implementation of the directives.12 On 7 December 2015, The High Court ordered the government to immediately remove all unauthorized structures within 10 meters of highways, restore visibility of motorists at blind curves, and install speed-limit signs to prevent road accidents. The court asked the government to have the relevant rules amended in the Highways Act, 1994, as well, so that no structures could be built within 10 meters of highways. It also asked the authorities concerned to build central reservations on highways and underpasses at places where they were needed. The court asked the government to submit a report on the progress of the implementation of the directives by April 1, 2016. The High Court verdicts came at a time when the rising number of road crashes in the country had become a serious concern. Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of deaths due to road accidents. The statistics of 2015 is not compiled yet, but according to BRTA, total number of accidents is 2027 where 2067 persons met death and 1535 persons suffered injuries in 2014. The number of total casualties is 3602. High Court orders for a House Rent Commission On 1 July, 2015, the High Court has directed the government to form a commission tasked with recommending maximum and minimum standard house rents for different areas in the capital city. The Commission, to be formed by the cabinet secretary, will first identify the problems that exist by holding discussions with both house-owners and tenants. It will also put through recommendations for updating the Premises Rent Control Act 1991. 12 http://newagebd.net/143814/keep-unfit-vehicles-off-roadhc/ 11 JAMAKON