ANNEXES
ANNEX- 1
LIST OF ACRONYMS
AD
ACC
Appellate Division
Anti Corruption Commission
art./arts.
BGB
BLAST
BLC
BNHRC
BPSC
Article/Articles
Border Guard Bangladesh
Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust
Bangladesh Law Chronicles
National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Public Service Commission
CDC
CHT
CHTDF
CRC
DIP
Child Development Centre
Chittagong Hill Tracts
Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Fund
The Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989
Department of Immigration and Passports
DLR
EC
Dhaka Law Report
Election Commission
GoB
HCD
ICCPR
ILO
Government of Bangladesh
High Court Division
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966
International Labour Organization
JPC
LEA
MACR
NLASO
No.
RAB
RRRI
s./ss.
Taka
UNCAT
Judicial Pay Commission
Law Enforcement Agencies
Minimum Age for Criminal Responsibility
National Legal Aid Services Organization
Number
Rapid Action Battalion
Rescue, Recovery, Repatriation and Integration Task Force
Section/Sections
Bangladeshi Currency
The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment, 1984
United Nations Development Programme
Universal Periodic Report
UNDP
UPR
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ANNEX- 2
LIST OF THE STATUTES MENTIONED IN THE REPORT
1. The Penal Code, 1860
2. The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890
3. The Divorce Act, 1869
4. The Special Marriage Act, 1872
5. The Christian Marriage Act, 1872
6. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
7. The Police Act, 1861
8. The Transfer of Property Act, 1882
9. The Evidence Act, 1872
10. The Prisons Act, 1894
11. The Railway Act, 1890
12. The Hindu Widows Re-Marriage Act, 1856
13. The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
14. The Naturalization Act, 1926
15. The Passport Act, 1920
16. The Official Secrets Act, 1923
17. The Borstal Schools Act, 1928
18. The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
19. The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
20. The Citizenship Act, 1951
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21. The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939
22. The Citizenship Act, 1951
23. The Foreigners Act, 1946
24. The Control of Entry Act, 1952
25. The Muslim Family Law Ordinance, 1961
26. The Legal Remembrance’s Manual, 1969
27. The Passport Rules, 1966
28. The Cantonment’s Pure Food Act, 1966
29. The Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, 1972
30. The Representation of the People Order, 1972
31. The Muslim Marriages and Divorces (Registration) Act, 1974
32. The Political Parties Ordinance, 1978
33. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ordinance, 1976
34. The Printing Presses and Publications (Declaration and Registration) Act, 1973
35. The International Crimes Tribunal Act, 1973
36. The Special Powers Act, 1974
37. The Extradition Act, 1974
38. The Bangladesh Passport Order, 1973
39. The Children Rules, 1976
40. The Representation of the People Order, 1972
41. The Bangladesh Citizenship (Temporary Provisions) Order, 1972
42. The Land Commission Resolution Act, 2001
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ANNEX- 3
TABLE OF THE CASES MENTIONED IN THE REPORT
1. Mouslemuddin Sikder vs. Chief Secretary [1956] 8 DLR 526.
2. Jibendra Kishore vs. East Pakistan [1957] 9 DLR 21.
3. Begum Zebunnissa vs. Pakistan [1958] 10 DLR 44.
4. Rowshan Bijaya Shaukat Ali Khan vs. East Pakistan [1965] 17 DLR 1.
5. Mustafa Ansari vs. Deputy Commissioner [1965] 17 DLR 553.
6. Dr. A.L.M. Abdullah vs. Rokeya Khatoon and Another [1969] 21 DLR 213.
7. The State vs. Purna Chandra Mondal [1970] 22 DLR 289.
8. Oali Ahad vs. Bangladesh [1974] 26 DLR 376.
9. Dr. Habibullah vs. Secy., Ministry of Home [1989] 41 DLR 160.
10. Sheikh Abdus Sabur vs. Returning Officer [1989] 41 DLR (AD) 30.
11. Syed Makbool Hussain vs. Bangladesh [1992] 44 DLR 39.
12. Aircraft Engineers vs. Registrar, Trade Union [1993] 45 DLR (AD) 122.
13. Secretary of Ministry of Finance vs. Masder Hossain [1999] 51 DLR (AD) 82.
14. The Government of Bangladesh and Others vs. Hussain Mohammad Ershad [2000]
52 DLR (AD) 162.
15. Labu Mia vs. State, [2001] 53 DLR 218.
16. Dewanbagh Darbar Sharif vs. Bangladesh [2002] 54 DLR 413.
17. BLAST vs. Bangladesh [2003] 55 DLR 363.
18. Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan vs. State [2008] 60 DLR (AD) 49.
19. BLAST vs. Bangladesh [2011] 63 DLR 10.
20. Reazuddin vs. Mahmudur Rahman [2011] 63 DLR (AD) 29.
21. AKM Emanul Haque vs. Mizanur Rahman & others[1994] 14 BLD 201.
22. HM Ershad vs. Bangladesh [2001] 7 BLC (AD) 67.
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ANNEX- 4
LIST OF INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
(BANGLADESH BEING A STATE PARTY TO) MENTIONED IN
THE REPORT
1.
The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment, 1984.
2.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989
3.
The Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and
Registration of Marriages, 1962
4.
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women, 1979
5.
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination,1965
6.
The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,
1948
7.
The Slavery Convention, 1926
8.
The Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and
Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery, 1956
9.
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, 2000
10.
The Forced Labour Convention, 1930
11.
The Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention,
1948
12.
The Right to Organise and Colective Bargaining Convention, 1949
13.
The Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957
14.
The Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999
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ANNEX- 5
LIST OF NATIONAL POLICIES MENTIONED IN THE REPORT
1.
The National Education Policy 2010
2.
The National Child Labour Elimination Policy 2010
3.
The National Children Policy 2011
4.
The National Women Development Policy 2011
5.
The Broadcasting Policy 2014
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ANNEX- 6
REPORTS PREPARED BY THE LAW COMMISSION OF BANGLADESH SINCE 2009
1. Opinion of the Law Commission on the Technical Aspects of the International
Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973 (Act No. XIX of 1973)
2. The Citizenship Act, 2009 (Amendment)
3. Report on the Proposed Amendment of the Draft of the Citizenship Act, 2009 (made
final on 13.07.2009)
4. Implementation of ADR, 2010(Report of 2010)
5. Amendment Report of Sexual Harassment Related Laws (Report of 2010)
6. Amendment Report of Prevention of Cruelty against Women and Child, 2000
(Report of 2010)
7. Opinion on Amendment Bills of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 and the Court
Fees Act(Report of 2010)
8. Report on Recommendations for Expediting Civil Proceedings(Report of 2010)
9. Report on Draft of Sexual
WorkplaceAct(Report of 2010)
Harassment
in
Educational
Institutes
And
10. Recommendation on CrPC(Report of 2010)
11. Recommendation on the Draft Law of Protection of Victim and Witness of Grievous
Offences(Report of 2011)
12. Recommendation on Amendments and Repeal of Laws Relating to Corporal
Punishment in Bangladesh(Report of 2012)
13. Final Report on Amendment of Hindu Family Law(Report of 2012)
14. Final Report on the Conditions Set by the Constitution for Appointment of Judges in
SC. (Report of 2012)
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15. Final Report on the Law Commission’s Recommendations for the Amendment of the
Divorce Act of 1869 (Divorce of Christian Couples) and Enactment of a New Law on
Adoption by the Christians (Report of 2012)
16. Recommendation on Bail Procedure under the Prevention of Cruelty Against
Women and Children Act, 2000 (Report of 2012)
17. Final Report on Muslim Law(Report of 2013)
18. Observations of the Law Commission on the Draft of the Code of Criminal
Procedure (Amendment) Bill 2013(Report of 2013)
19. Report of Law Commission on Prevention of Backlog and Guarantee of Speedy Trial
(Report of 2014)
20. Opinion on the Enactment of Laws For Backward Section of Society (Report of 2014)
21. Recommendation on Draft of International
Implementation Act, 2015(Report of 2014)
Treaty
Making
and
Treaty
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ANNEX-7
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE
NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS
GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES/ DIVISIONS/ AGENCIES
1. Cabinet Division
2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
3. Ministry of Home Affairs
4. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
5. Ministry of Public Administration
6. Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
7. Ministry of Labour and Employment
8. Ministry of Information
9. Ministry of Women and Children Affairs
10. Ministry of Religious Affairs
11. Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs
12. Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development & Cooperatives (LGRD)
13. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
14. Ministry of Social Welfare
15. Ministry of Planning
16. Bangladesh Police
17. Election Commission Secretariat
18. Parliament Secretariat
19. Statistics and Information Division
20. Office of the Attorney-General
21. Department of Prisons
22. Bangladesh Law Commission
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
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1. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
2. Ain O Shalish Kendra (ASK)
3. Transparency International, Bangladesh (TIB)
4. BRAC Human Rights and Legal Aid Services (HRLS)
5. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD)
6. Research and Development Collective (RDC)
7. Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council
8. Naripokkho
9. Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF)
10. Bangladesh Nari Progoti Sangstha
11. Nagorik Uddyog
12. Nijera Kori
13. Democracywatch
14. PRIP Trust
15. Bangladesh Legal Aid Services (BLAST)
16. Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Associations (BNWLA)
17. Bangladesh Mahila Parishad
18. Bangladesh Karmajibi Nari (BKN)
19. WAVE Foundation
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