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The Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013 was passed in by the Awami League-led Government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as part of its commitment to the United Nation's Committee Against Torture. Bangladesh ratified the United Nations Convention against Torture in 1998. [2] [3]
The Customs Act 1969 is the basis of customs law. [12] The Income Tax Rules were promulgated by ordinance in 1984. [13] Value Added Tax was revised with the Value Added Tax (VAT) and Supplementary Duty (SD) Act 2012. [14] The Municipal Taxation Act 1881 governs municipal taxes. [15]
Metropolitan Court is a different type of court found in the metropolitan city of Bangladesh. [1] As per the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) of 1898, the constitution, procedure, forces and jurisdiction of this court are resolved. The Code of Criminal Procedure used to acknowledge two sorts of courts: the Sessions court and the Judge court.
The courts they preside over are referred to as executive courts and operate in accordance with the provisions outlined in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 and the Mobile Court Act, 2009. The role of the executive magistrates is highly controversial as Bangladesh has separated the judicial branch of the state from the executive branch in ...
The Penal Code of Bangladesh is the official criminal code of Bangladesh.It is based on the Indian Penal Code enacted in 1860 by the Governor General-in-Council. It is similar to the penal codes of countries formerly part of the British Empire in South and Southeast Asia, including Singapore, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Malaysia.
The Bangladesh Code is an official compilation and codification of laws in Bangladesh, which is published by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. The code was initiated in 1973 and first published in 1977. It has 47 volumes, of which 24 are in English and 23 are in Bengali.
Capital punishment in Bangladesh is a legal form of punishment [1] for anyone over 16, however, in practice, it would not apply to people under 18. [2] Crimes currently punishable by death in Bangladesh are set out in the Penal Code 1860. [3]
According to section 10(6 )of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1898, members of the Bangladesh Civil Service (Administration) Cadre in the capacity of assistant commissioner, upozila mirbahi officer and additional deputy commissioner shall be executive magistrates and may exercise the power of executive magistrates within their existing ...