Laws of Bangladesh

• Constitution of Bangladesh
  

• The Bangladesh Staff Welfare Board Act, 2004  (বাংলাদেশ কর্মচারী কল্যান বোর্ড আইন, ২০০৪)

• The Birth and Death Registration Act, 2004 (জন্ম ও মৃত্যু নিবন্ধন আইন, ২০০৪)
  

• The Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation Act, 2006 (বাংলাদেশশ্রমিককল্যানফউন্ডেশনআইন, ২০০৬)

• Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 (বাংলাদেশ শ্রম আইন, ২০০৬)

• Bangladesh Persons with Disability Welfare Act, 2001 (বাংলাদেশ প্রতিবন্ধী কল্যাণ আইন, ২০০১)
  

• The Bangladesh Women's Rehabilitation and Welfare Foundation (Repeal) Ordinance, 1984
  

• The Children Act, 1974
  

• The Consumer -Right Protection Act, 2009 (ভোক্তা-অধিকার সংরক্ষণ আইন, ২০০৯)

• The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1980
  

• The Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act, 2012
  

• Law and Order Disruption Offence ( Speedy Trial) Act, 2002  (আইন শৃংখলা বিঘ্নকারী অপরাধ(দ্রুত বিচার) আইন, ২০০২
  

• National Human Rights Commission Act, 2009
  

• (Obligation to) Primary Education Act, 1990 (প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা (বাধ্যতামূলক করণ) আইন, ১৯৯০)

• Prevention of Oppression Against Women and Children Act, 2000 (নারী ও শিশু নির্যাতন দমন আইন, ২০০০
  

• Right to Information Act, 2009
  

• The Suppression of Terrorist Offences (Special Provisions) Act, 1994 ( সস্ত্রাসমূলক অপরাধ দমন (বিশেষ বিধান) আইন, ১৯৯৪)

• The Safe Blood Transfusion Act, 2002 (নিরাপদ রক্ত পরিসঞ্ছালন আইন, ২০০২)

• The Youth Welfare Fund Ordinance, 1985
  
  
  
• অর্পিত সম্পত্তি প্রত্যর্পণ আইন, ২০০১
  
  

International Human Rights Conventions

Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers (2011)

Recommendation Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers (2011)

Bangladesh govt statement and responses to concerns of other countries on our human rights siutation ( You can see  UN TV  Web cast  on Bangladesh -UPR  here.)

Useful Research Resources

United Nations

Presenting arrestees  before media illegal : High Court, Supreme Court of Bangladesh [ Court Order ]

International Labour Organization Report: Monioring Indigenous and Tribal Peoples' Rights Through ILO Conventions

International
Guidelines on International Human Rights Fact-Finding Visits and Reports (The Lund-London Guidelines)

Maastricht Principles on Extraterritorial Obligations of States in the area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (New Human Rights Principles launched at UN, Geneva)

How Do Community-based Legal Programs Work Understanding the Process and Benefits of a Pilot Program to Advance Women’s Property Rights in Uganda PDF (Source: ‘ICRW-International Center for Research on Women’ website: http://www.icrw.org/)

Reports on Bangladesh

US Department of State: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011

SAILS undertakes studies on Personal Laws of Bangladesh

Juvenile Justice in Bangladesh, PDF: UNICEF Report
A Selected Bibliography: Legal Development and Dispute Resolution in Bangladesh

Research Websites

LEGISLATION BANGLADESH [Resources: The World Law Guide]

Women’s Human Rights Resources

New reference tool for women human rights defenders -PDF (Source: ‘Association For Women’s Rights in Development’ website)

Women's Human Rights Resources Database

Bangladesh Human Rights Cases

Judgments on Children's Rights

• Suo Moto No.1-2010  The State v The Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Bangladesh Illegal arrest and detention of children aged 14, 9 and 7 years in jail. 
  

• Suo Moto No.15-2010  The State v The Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Bangladesh Illegal detention of child prisoners in jails instead of correction centres
  

• Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association (BNWLA) v Bangladesh & others Protection of children employed as domestic workers 
  

Judgments on Women's Rights

• Name of the Parties: Ain O Shalish Kendra vs. Bangladesh
  63 DLR (2011)
  Issue: Maintaining safe and healthy conditions of employment at Bidi factories and eliminating child labour
  Law: Constitution of Bangladesh
  
  
• Name of the Parties: Bangladesh National Women Lawyer’s Association vs. Bangladesh
  31 BLD (HCD) 2011
  Issue: Inclusion of domestic workers within the definition of ‘worker’ in the Labour Act.
  Law: Labour Act
  
  
• Name of the Parties: Bangladesh National Women Lawyer’s Association vs. Bangladesh
  31 BLD (HCD) 2011
  Issue: Definition of sexual harassment and stalking and guidelines to the government to combat the same.
  Law: Constitution of Bangladesh

Subject Specific Links

Women Rights

Rape and the law: The Post-Delhi Syndrome

Right to Choice in Relationships: AALI, 2011, Compendium

Report on Human Rights Watch
“Will I Get My Dues … Before I Die?” Harm to Women from Bangladesh’s Discriminatory Laws on Marriage, Separation, and Divorce
"আমার পাওনা ..... মৃত্যুর আগে কি পাবো ?" বিবাহ, পৃথক বসবাস এবং তালাক বিষয়ে বাংলাদেশের বৈষম্যমূলক আইন: নারীর বঞ্চনা ও ক্ষতির উপাখ্যান

Prisoner's Rights

Foreign and Forgotten
Despite adequate laws, hundreds of foreigners are stuck in overcrowded prisons across India
 

Domestic Violence

"Cost of Violence Against Women". নারীর প্রতি সহিংসতার অর্থমূল্য নির্নয় এবং ক্ষতিপূরন আদেশ।

Enforcing Rights and Correcting Wrongs Overcoming Gender Barriers in Legal Systems

Statistics from the Peaceful Family Project

Domestic Violence Programs Serving Muslim Communities [Directory]

Forum on Women's Issues [Directory]

Bibliography on Gender, Women and Domestic Violence

United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice System

Discrimination based on HIV/AIDS

Report of the Videoconference on HIV-related Legal Services in South Asia, December 2011
IDLO - 17-Feb-2012

Torture

Coalition Against Torture: Criminalize Torture, 26 June, 2009 [English, PDF]

Police accountability and the 'rule of politics' (An article by Dr. Zahidul Islam Biswas published on Forum, July-2012)

NIPSA Newsletter 2, July 2012

Vested Properties

অর্পিত সম্পত্তি প্রত্যর্পণ আইন, ২০০১ এর অধিকতর সংশোধনকল্পে প্রণীত আইন:

(গেজেট - ১১ ডিসেম্বর, ২০১১)

( প্রজ্ঞাপন - ২ মে, ২০১২)

( অধ্যাদেশ – ২৭ অগাস্ট, ২০১২)

Sexuality & Disability

www.sexualityanddisability.org

Violence Against Women

Multi-sectoral Programme on Violence Against Women, Ministry of Women & Child Affairs, E-news letter 2012

Honor Based Violence Awareness Network (HBVA)
website: www.hbv-awareness.com

From Fatwas to Freedom: Protecting Women's Rights in Bangladesh - Arafat Hosen Khan

Others

The Gazettes and Notices published by the Nongovernmental Individuals and Corporation. (বেসরকারী ব্যক্তি এবং কর্পোরেশন কর্তৃক অর্থের বিনিময়ে জারীকৃত বিজ্ঞাপন ও নোটিশসমূহ)

Regional Initiative for South Asian Human Rights Mechanism: Dhaka Consensus