ANNEXES

Annex- 1

List of Acronyms

AD / Appellate Division
ACC / Anti Corruption Commission
art./arts. / Article/Articles
BGB / Border Guard Bangladesh
BLAST / Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust
BLC / Bangladesh Law Chronicles
BNHRC / National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh
BPSC / Bangladesh Public Service Commission
CDC / Child Development Centre
CHT / Chittagong Hill Tracts
CHTDF / Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Fund
CRC / The Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989
DIP / Department of Immigration and Passports
DLR / Dhaka Law Report
EC / Election Commission
GoB / Government of Bangladesh
HCD / High Court Division
ICCPR / International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966
ILO / International Labour Organization
JPC / Judicial Pay Commission
LEA / Law Enforcement Agencies
MACR / Minimum Age for Criminal Responsibility
NLASO / National Legal Aid Services Organization
No. / Number
RAB / Rapid Action Battalion
RRRI / Rescue, Recovery, Repatriation and Integration Task Force
s./ss. / Section/Sections
Taka / Bangladeshi Currency
UNCAT / The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984
UNDP / United Nations Development Programme
UPR / Universal Periodic Report

Annex- 2

List of the Statutes Mentioned in the report

  1. The Penal Code, 1860
  1. The Guardians and Wards Act, 1890
  1. The Divorce Act, 1869
  1. The Special Marriage Act, 1872
  1. The Christian Marriage Act, 1872
  1. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
  1. The Police Act, 1861
  1. The Transfer of Property Act, 1882
  1. The Evidence Act, 1872
  1. The Prisons Act, 1894
  1. The Railway Act, 1890
  1. The Hindu Widows Re-Marriage Act, 1856
  1. The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
  1. The Naturalization Act, 1926
  1. The Passport Act, 1920
  1. The Official Secrets Act, 1923
  1. The Borstal Schools Act, 1928
  1. The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
  1. The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
  1. The Citizenship Act, 1951
  1. The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939
  1. The Citizenship Act, 1951
  1. The Foreigners Act, 1946
  1. The Control of Entry Act, 1952
  1. The Muslim Family Law Ordinance, 1961
  1. The Legal Remembrance’s Manual, 1969
  1. The Passport Rules, 1966
  1. The Cantonment’s Pure Food Act, 1966
  1. The Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, 1972
  1. The Representation of the People Order, 1972
  1. The Muslim Marriages and Divorces (Registration) Act, 1974
  1. The Political Parties Ordinance, 1978
  1. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ordinance, 1976
  1. The Printing Presses and Publications (Declaration and Registration) Act, 1973
  1. The International Crimes Tribunal Act, 1973
  1. The Special Powers Act, 1974
  1. The Extradition Act, 1974
  1. The Bangladesh Passport Order, 1973
  1. The Children Rules, 1976
  1. The Representation of the People Order, 1972
  1. The Bangladesh Citizenship (Temporary Provisions) Order, 1972
  1. The Land Commission Resolution Act, 2001

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.

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.
  1. The Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989
  1. The Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages, 1962
  1. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1979
  1. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,1965
  1. The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948
  1. The Slavery Convention, 1926
  1. The Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery, 1956
  1. The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, 2000
  1. The Forced Labour Convention, 1930
  1. The Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948
  1. The Right to Organise and Colective Bargaining Convention, 1949
  1. The Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957
  1. The Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999

Annex- 5

List of national Policies mentioned in the report

  1. The National Education Policy 2010
  1. The National Child Labour Elimination Policy 2010
  1. The National Children Policy 2011
  1. The National Women Development Policy 2011
  1. The Broadcasting Policy 2014

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)
  1. The Citizenship Act, 2009 (Amendment)
  1. Report on the Proposed Amendment of the Draft of the Citizenship Act, 2009 (made final on 13.07.2009)
  1. Implementation of ADR, 2010(Report of 2010)
  1. Amendment Report of Sexual Harassment Related Laws (Report of 2010)
  1. Amendment Report of Prevention of Cruelty against Women and Child, 2000 (Report of 2010)
  1. Opinion on Amendment Bills of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 and the Court Fees Act(Report of 2010)
  1. Report on Recommendations for Expediting Civil Proceedings(Report of 2010)
  1. Report on Draft of Sexual Harassment in Educational Institutes And WorkplaceAct(Report of 2010)
  1. Recommendation on CrPC(Report of 2010)
  1. Recommendation on the Draft Law of Protection of Victim and Witness of Grievous Offences(Report of 2011)
  1. Recommendation on Amendments and Repeal of Laws Relating to Corporal Punishment in Bangladesh(Report of 2012)
  1. Final Report on Amendment of Hindu Family Law(Report of 2012)
  1. Final Report on the Conditions Set by the Constitution for Appointment of Judges in SC. (Report of 2012)
  1. 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)
  1. Recommendation on Bail Procedure under the Prevention of Cruelty Against Women and Children Act, 2000 (Report of 2012)
  1. Final Report on Muslim Law(Report of 2013)
  1. Observations of the Law Commission on the Draft of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill 2013(Report of 2013)
  1. Report of Law Commission on Prevention of Backlog and Guarantee of Speedy Trial (Report of 2014)
  1. Opinion on the Enactment of Laws For Backward Section of Society (Report of 2014)
  1. Recommendation on Draft of International Treaty Making and Treaty Implementation Act, 2015(Report of 2014)

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

  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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