Bangladesh

Prime Minister's Office of Bangladesh

Official website of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The site provides information about the current Prime Minister including speeches, budgets and the most recent election manifesto. There is also information on the structure and activities of the Prime Minister's Office with links to the various departments within the PMO. Some documents are written in Bengali, but the majority of information is available in English.

Bangladesh Election Commission

This is the official website of the main electoral body of Bangladesh which is responsible for administering elections in the region. It provides access to background information on the operation of the electoral system, electoral laws and key statistics on votes cast in all elections from 1973 to date. Also accessible is recent news and election results and official government press releases relevant to the topic. The site can be viewed in Bengali with an English interface.

Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

This is the official gateway to the internet sites of the Bangladeshi government. It provides links to the main ministries, the judiciary, other government departments and parliament. There is background information on the legal, education, governmental, health and tax systems in Bangladesh. Also provided are links to current news about the region, the full-text of the constitution and recent economic and budgetary reports. All information is offered in English.

World Law: Bangladesh

Part of WorldLII's Countries service containing links to internet resources for the People's Republic of Bangladesh. A full range of browse and search features is provided by the site. Browse sections include links covering Bangladesh's Government, Legislation and Parliament. Additional sections highlight subject areas such as Elections, Foreign Investment, Good Governance, Poverty Reduction and Privatisation. A stored search will automatically search for materials relating to Bangladesh on all of WorldLII.

Law Commission of Bangladesh

Website of the Bangladesh Law Commission, the body dealing with law reform issues in Bangladesh. The site provides background on the establishment of a Law Commission in Bangladesh and a brief history of law commissions in the Indian sub-continent. There is information on the composition, functions and activities of the Commission along with profiles of members and staff. A full-text copy of the Law Commission Act and a selection of Commission reports from 1998 onwards are made available in full-text on the site.

Research guide to the legal system of the Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh

Online guide to the legal system and legal materials of Bangladesh written by Omar Sial who is a partner at law firm  Omar Sial & Associates and published in 2008 on the Globalex website. The guide was updated by  Mohammad Ershadul Karimand, Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Malaya, in 2023. The guide presents background information on Bangladesh and an outline of the governmental and court systems.

Asian Legal Information Institute

The Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII) website provides free access to legal materials from all 28 countries and territories in Asia, as well as the regional organisations, APEC, ASEAN and SAARC. It includes legislation, case law, law reform reports, treaties, a few law journals and other legal material, along with links to other law sites. The content can be searched or browsed; searches can be limited to one country, or extended to all countries. 

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