Jurisprudence - Bangladesh
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| Below is a list of Acts that may relate to human rights. Note that the list only contains acts from 1836 to 1986, as Acts from 1987 were all enacted in Bengali |
A |
Short Title |
Number |
Year |
The Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property Ordinance, 1982 |
II |
1982 |
The Acquisition of Waste Land Act, 1950 (East Bengal Act) |
XIX |
1950 |
The Agricultural Labour (Minimum Wages) Ordinance, 1984 |
XVII |
1984 |
The Agricultural University Ordinance, 1961 (East Pakistan Ordinance) |
XXVIII |
1961 |
The Agriculturists’ Loans Act, 1884 |
XII |
1884 |
The Anand Marriage Act, 1909 |
VII |
1909 |
The Arya Marriage Validation Act, 1937 |
XIX |
1937 |
The Bangladesh Abandoned Children (Special Provisions) (Repeal) Ordinacne, 1982 |
V |
1982 |
The Bangladesh Abandoned Property (Control, Management and Disposal) Order, 1972 (President’s Order) |
16 |
1972 |
The Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development Ordinance, 1986 |
LXIV |
1986 |
B |
The Bangladesh (Freedom Fighters) Welfare Trust Order, 1972 (President's Order) |
94 |
1972 |
The Bangladesh (Restoration of Evacuee Property) (Effect of Expiry) Act, 1975 |
XV |
1975 |
The Bangladesh (Whips) Order, 1972 (President's Order) |
64 |
1972 |
The Bangladesh Abandoned Children (Special Provisions) (Repeal) Ordinacne, 1982 |
V |
1982 |
The Bangladesh Abandoned Property (Control, Management and Disposal) Order, 1972 (President's Order) |
16 |
1972 |
The Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development Ordinance, 1986 |
LXIV |
1986 |
The Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute Ordinance, 1976 |
LXII |
1976 |
The Bangladesh Citizenship (Temporary Provisions) Order, 1972 (President's Order) |
149 |
1972 |
The Bangladesh Girl Guides Association Act, 1973 |
XXXI |
1973 |
The Bangladesh Homoeopathic Practitioners Ordinance, 1983 |
XLI |
1983 |
The Bangladesh Women's Rehabilitation and Welfare Foundation (Repeal) Ordinance, 1984 |
XXXVII |
1984 |
The Breast-Milk Substitutes (Regulation of Marketing) Ordinance, 1984 |
XXXIII |
1984 |
The Buddhist Religious Welfare Trust Ordinance, 1983 |
LXIX |
1983 |
C |
The Bangladesh Citizenship (Temporary Provisions) Order, 1972 (President's Order) |
149 |
1972 |
The Censorship of Films Act, 1963 |
XVIII |
1963 |
The Census Order, 1972 (President's Order) |
70 |
1972 |
The Charitable and Religious Trusts Act, 1920 |
XIV |
1920 |
The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 |
XIX |
1929 |
The Children Act, 1974 [Repealed] |
XXXIX |
1974 |
The Citizenship Act, 1951 |
II |
1951 |
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 |
V |
1898 |
The Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh |
|
1972 |
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1948 (East Bengal Act) |
XIV |
1948 |
The Criminal Law (Industrial Areas) Amendment Act, 1942 (Bengal Act) |
IV |
1942 |
The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1938 |
XX |
1938 |
The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1958 |
XL |
1958 |
The Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 1944 |
XXXVIII |
1944 |
D |
The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 |
VIII |
1939 |
The Domestic Servants' Registration Ordinance, 1961 (East Pakistan Ordinance) |
XLIV |
1961 |
The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1980 |
XXXV |
1980 |
The Dramatic Performances (Repeal) Act, 2001 |
৫ |
২০০১ |
The Drugs (Control) Ordinance, 1982 |
VIII |
1982 |
The Drugs (Supplementary Provisions) Ordinance, 1986 |
XIII |
1986 |
The Drugs Act, 1940 |
XXIII |
1940 |
E |
The Emigration Ordinance, 1982 |
XXIX |
1982 |
The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 |
III |
1897 |
The Evidence Act, 1872 |
I |
1872 |
F |
The Foreign Marriage Act, 1903 |
XIV |
1903 |
The Foreign Private Investment (Promotion and Protection) Act, 1980 |
XI |
1980 |
The Foreign Recruiting Act, 1874 |
IV |
1874 |
The Foreigners Act, 1946 |
XXXI |
1946 |
G |
The Bangladesh Girl Guides Association Act, 1973 |
XXXI |
1973 |
The Government Primary School Teachers Welfare Trust Ordinance, 1985 |
XXVI |
1985 |
H |
The Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916 |
XV |
1916 |
The Hindu Gains of Learning Act, 1930 |
XXX |
1930 |
The Hindu Inheritance (Removal of Disabilities) Act, 1928 |
XII |
1928 |
The Hindu Law of Inheritance (Amendment) Act, 1929 |
II |
1929 |
The Hindu Marriage Disabilities Removal Act, 1946 |
XXVIII |
1946 |
The Hindu Married Women's Right to Separate Residence and Maintenance Act, 1946 |
XIX |
1946 |
The Hindu Religious Welfare Trust Ordinance, 1983 |
LXVIII |
1983 |
The Hindu Widow's Re-marriage Act, 1856 |
XV |
1856 |
The Hindu Women's Rights to Property (Extension to Agricultural Land) Act, 1943 (Assam Act) |
XIII |
1943 |
The Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act, 1937 |
XVIII |
1937 |
I |
The Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920 |
XXXIII |
1920 |
The Institute of Islamic Education and Research (Repeal) Ordinance, 1982 |
XLIII |
1982 |
The International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973 |
XIX |
1973 |
J |
The Juvenile Smoking Act, 1919 |
II |
1919 |
K |
L |
The Law of Evidence Amendment Act, 1956 (East Pakistan Act) |
XVIII |
1956 |
The Lunacy Act, 1912 |
IV |
1912 |
M |
The Married Women's Property Act, 1874 |
III |
1874 |
The Minimum Wages (Fixation) (Repeal) Ordinance, 1977 |
XXIX |
1977 |
The Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 |
VIII |
1961 |
The Muslim Marriages and Divorces (Registration) Act, 1974 |
LII |
1974 |
The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 |
XXVI |
1937 |
N |
The Naturalization Act, 1926 |
VII |
1926 |
O |
The Orphanages and Widows' Homes Act, 1944 (Bengal Act) |
III |
1944 |
P |
The Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936 |
III |
1936 |
The Penal Code, 1860 |
XLV |
1860 |
The Police (Incitement to Disaffection) Act, 1922 |
XXII |
1922 |
The Police (Non-Gazetted Employees) Welfare Fund Ordinance, 1986 |
XXXIII |
1986 |
The Police Act, 1861 |
V |
1861 |
The Police Officers (Special Provisions) Ordinance, 1976 |
LXXXIV |
1976 |
The Power Alcohol Ordinance, 1959 |
LIX |
1959 |
The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 |
II |
1947 |
The Primary Education (Repeal) Ordinance, 1983 |
XLV |
1983 |
The Primary Education Laws (Repeal) Act, 1974 |
LV |
1974 |
The Primary Schools (Taking Over) Act, 1974 |
VIII |
1974 |
The Printing Presses and Publications (Declaration and Registration) Act, 1973 |
XXIII |
1973 |
The Prisoners Act, 1900 |
III |
1900 |
The Prisons Act, 1894 |
IX |
1894 |
The Protection of Muslim Pilgrims Act, 1896 |
I |
1896 |
The Public Health (Emergency Provisions) Ordinance, 1944 |
XXI |
1944 |
The Publication of Books (Regulation and Control) Ordinance, 1965 (East Pakistan Ordinance) |
V |
1965 |
R |
The Reciprocity Act, 1943 |
IX |
1943 |
The Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939 |
XVI |
1939 |
The Registration of Private Schools Ordinance, 1962 (East Pakistan Ordinance) |
XX |
1962 |
The Regulation of Salary of Employees Laws Repeal Ordinance, 1977 |
XLII |
1977 |
The Religious Societies Act, 1880 |
I |
1880 |
S |
The Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 |
IX |
1887 |
The Smuggling of Arms Act, 1934 |
VI |
1934 |
The Special Marriage Act, 1872 |
III |
1872 |
The Suppression of Immoral Traffic Act, 1933 |
VI |
1933 |
T |
The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 |
IV |
1882 |
U |
The United Nations (Declaration of Death of Missing Persons) Act, 1956 |
VII |
1956 |
The United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1948 |
XX |
1948 |
The United Nations (Security Council) Act, 1948 |
XIV |
1948 |
The Universities Laws Amendment Ordinance, 1975 |
LXII |
1975 |
The University Laws Amendment Act, 1980 |
I |
1980 |
V |
The Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control) Ordinance, 1961 |
XLVI |
1961 |
W |
The Bangladesh Women's Rehabilitation and Welfare Foundation (Repeal) Ordinance, 1984 |
XXXVII |
1984 |
The War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1943 |
XXIII |
1943 |
The War Injuries Ordinance, 1941 |
VII |
1941 |
The Whipping Act, 1909 |
IV |
1909 |
Y |
The Youth Welfare Fund Ordinance, 1985 |
XL |
1985 |
