Laws of Bangladesh

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Abandoned Property (Control, Management and Disposal) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 16 of 1972)

Act · Made 1972-02-28

Acquisition and Requisition of Immovable Property Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. II of 1982)

Act · Made 1982-04-13

Repealed

Acquisition of Waste Land Act, 1950 (East Bengal Act No. XIX of 1950)

Act · Made 1950-05-18

Action Plan 2016 – 2021 Implementation of the National Social Security Strategy (NSSS)

policy · Made 2016

Agricultural and Sanitary Improvement Act, 1920 (Act VI of 1920)

Act · Made 1920-10-13

Agricultural Census Act, 1958 (Act No. XLI of 1958)

Act · Made 1958-09-23

Agricultural Development Corporation Ordinance, 1961 (E.P. Ordinance No. XXXVII of 1961)

Act · Made 1961-10-16

Repealed

Agricultural Marketing Act, 2018 (Act No. 44 of 2018)

Act · Made 2020-08-27

Agricultural Pesticides Ordinance, 1971 (No. II of 1971)

Act · Made 1971

Repealed

Agricultural Pests Ordinance, 1962. (Ordinance No. VI of 1962)

Act · Made 1962-02-24

Agricultural Produce Cess Act, 1949 (Act No. XXVII of 1940)

Act · Made 1940-04-15

Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 (Act No. I of 1937)

Act · Made 1937-02-24

Agricultural Produce Markets Regulation Act, 1964 (Act No. IX of 1964)

Act · Made 1964-02-22

Repealed

Allocation of functions to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (Schedule 1 of the Rules of Business, 1975)

Regulation · Made 1975

Alluvial Lands Act, 1920 (Act No. V of 1920)

Act · Made 1920-10-13

Animal Disease Act No. 5 of 2005

Act · Made 2005-02-28

Animal Slaughter & Meat Quality Control Act, 2011 (Act No. 16 of 2011)

Act · Made 2011-09-20

Animal Welfare Act, 2019 (No. 12 of 2019 Law)

Act · Made 2019-07-10

Animals Slaughter (Restriction) and Meat Control Act, 1957 (E.P. Act VIII of 1957)

Act · Made 1957-04-23

Repealed

Anti-corruption Commission Act, 2004

Act · Made 2004

Aquaculture Sub-strategy, 2006

policy · Made 2006-01

Attia Forest (Protection) Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. XXXIII of 1982)

Act · Made 1982

Bangabandhu Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development Academy Act, 2012. (Act No. 14 of 2012)

Act · Made 2012-03-08

Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation Act, 2018 (No. 35 of 2018 Law)

Act · Made 2018-10-01

Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council Act, 2012 (Act No. XIII of 2012)

Act · Made 2012-03-08

Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (Bari) Act, 2017 (Act No. 12 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-05-18

Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No. LXII of 1976)

Act · Made 1976-08-04

Repealed

Bangladesh Applied Nutrition Research and Training Institute Act, 2012 (Act No. 18 of 2012)

Act · Made 2012-06-19

Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission Order, 1973 (President’s Order No. 15 of 1973)

Regulation · Made 1973-02-27

Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Act, 2012 (Act No. 19 of 2012)

Act · Made 2012-06-19

Bangladesh Biodiversity Act, 2017 (Act No. II)

Act · Made 2017-02-19

Bangladesh Climate Change and Gender Action Plan (ccGAP)

policy · Made 2013-11

Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan 2008

policy · Made 2008

Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan 2009

policy · Made 2008-09

Bangladesh Climate Fiscal Framework 2020

policy · Made 2020

Bangladesh Country Investment Plan for Environment, Forestry and Climate Change (EFCC CIP) 2016-2021

policy · Made 2017-12

Bangladesh Dairy Development Board Act, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023)

Act · Made 2023-11-13

Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 (Abridged Version)

policy · Made 2018-09-04

Bangladesh Economic Zones (Amendment) Act, 2015 (Act No. 29 of 2015)

Act · Made 2015-11-26

Bangladesh Economic Zones (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No. 43 of 2023)

Act · Made 2023-11-13

Bangladesh Energy and Power Research Council Act, 2015 (Act No. II of 2015)

Act · Made 2015-02-02

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Amendment) Act, 2023 (No. 06 of 2023)

Act · Made 2023-01-31

Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995. (Act No. 1 of 1995)

Act · Made 1995-02-16

Bangladesh Environment Conservation (Amendment) Act No. 50 of 2010

Act · Made 2010

Bangladesh Environmental management Framework (EMF) for River Management Improvement Program (RMIP)

policy · Made 2015-05-01

Bangladesh Export Policy 2015-2018

policy · Made 2015

Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation Act, 1973

Act · Made 1973-09-21

Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute Act, 2018 (No. 69 of 2018 Law)

Act · Made 2018-10-01

Bangladesh Flag Vessels (Protection of Interests) Act, 2019 (Act No. 18 of 2019)

Act · Made 2019-11-18

Bangladesh Good Agricultural Practices Policy, 2020

policy · Made 2020-12

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation Order, 1972 (P. O. No. 28 of 1972)

Act · Made 1973-03-26

Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Research (BINA) Act, 2017 (Act No. XI of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-05-18

Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. II of 1984)

Regulation · Made 1984-01-05

Repealed

Bangladesh Irrigation Water Rate Ordinance, 1983 (Ordinance No. XXXI of 1983)

Act · Made 1983-07-10

Bangladesh Jute Research Institute Act, 2017 (Act No. 16 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-07-19

Bangladesh Land Holding Limitation Order,1972. (P.O No. 98 of 1972)

Act · Made 1972-08-15

Bangladesh Lighthouse Act, 2020 (No. 6 of 2020 Law)

Act · Made 2020-02-17

Bangladesh Livestock and Livestock Products, Quarantine Act, 2005

Act · Made 2005-02-08

Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute Act, 2018 (Act No. 53 of 2018)

Act · Made 2018-11-14

Bangladesh Marine Fisheries Management Plan: Part 1- Industrial

policy · Made 2021-03

Bangladesh Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1983 (No. XXVI of 1983)

Act · Made 1983-06-30

Bangladesh National Conservation Strategy 2021-2036

policy · Made 2021

Bangladesh National Implementation Plan (NIP) For Management of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

policy · Made 2007-01

Bangladesh National Plan of Action For Nutrition (NPAN)

policy · Made 1997-05

Bangladesh National REDD+ Strategy (2016-2030)

policy · Made 2022-04

Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation Ordinance, 1985 (Ordinance No. XXI of 1985)

Act · Made 1985-04-11

Bangladesh Participatory Water Management Rules, 2014

Regulation · Made 2014

Bangladesh Patent Act, 2022 (Act No. 05 of 2022)

Act · Made 2022-04-11

Bangladesh Petroleum Act, 1974 (Act No. LXIX of 1974)

Act · Made 1974-11-28

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation Act, 2016 (Act No. 8 of 2016)

Act · Made 2016-03-13

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No. LXXXVIII of 1976)

Act · Made 1976-11-13

Repealed

Bangladesh Population Policy, 2012

policy · Made 2012

Bangladesh Public-Private Partnership Act, 2015 (Act No. 18 of 2015)

Act · Made 2015-09-16

Bangladesh Public-Private Partnership (Amendment) Act, 2023 (No. 19 of 2023)

Act · Made 2023-07-11

Bangladesh Reference Institute for Chemical Measurements Act, 2020 (Act No. XV of 2020)

Act · Made 2020-09-15

Bangladesh Rice Research Institute Act, 1973 (Act No. X of 1973)

Act · Made 1973-06-30

Repealed

Bangladesh Rice Research Institute Act, 2017 (Act No. 19 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-07-19

Bangladesh Rubber Board Act, 2013 (Act No. 19 of 2013)

Act · Made 2013-05-02

Bangladesh Rural Development Board Act, 2018 (No. 15 of 2018 Law)

Act · Made 2018-03-07

Bangladesh Rural Development Board Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. LIII of 1982)

Act · Made 1982

Repealed

Bangladesh's Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0)

policy · Made 2025-09

Bangladesh Second Country Investment Plan 2016-2020 (CIP2)

policy · Made 2016

Bangladesh Sericulture Board Act, 2013 (Act No. 13 of 2013)

Act · Made 2013-03-07

Bangladesh Sericulture Board Ordinance, 1977 (Ordinance No. LXII of 1977)

Act · Made 1977-12-30

Repealed

Bangladesh Ship Recycling Act, 2018 (Act No. 8 of 2018)

Act · Made 2018-02-12

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation Order, 1972 (P. O. No. 10 of 1972)

Regulation · Made 1972-02-05

Bangladesh Standard - Specification for Fortified Rice (BDS 1897:2015)

Other · Made 2015

Bangladesh Standard Specification for Fortified Wheat Atta (BDS 1793:2008)

Other · Made 2008-03-19

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution Ordinance, 1985 (Ordinance No. XXXIX of 1985)

Act · Made 1985-07-25

Repealed

Bangladesh Strategic Plan on Agricultural and Rural Statistics (2016-2030)

policy · Made 2017-06

Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute Act, 2019 (Act No. XVII of 2019)

Act · Made 2020-12-20

Bangladesh Third Country Investment Plan - Sustainable, Nutrition Sensitive and Resilient Food Systems 2021-2025 (CIP3)

policy · Made 2022-03

Bangladesh Tourism Reserved Area and Special Tourism Zone Act, 2010 (Act No. 31 of 2010)

Act · Made 2010-06-30

Bangladesh Veterinary Council Act, 2019 (No. 13 of 2019 Law)

Act · Made 2019-07-10

Bangladesh Veterinary Practitioners Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. XXX of 1982)

Act · Made 1982

Bangladesh Vulture Conservation Action Plan 2016-2025

policy · Made 2016

Bangladesh Water Act, 2013 (Act No. 14 of 2013)

Act · Made 2013-11-06

Bangladesh Water and Power Development Boards Order, 1972 (P.O. No. 59 of 1972)

Regulation · Made 1972

Repealed

Bangladesh Water Rules 2018

Regulation · Made 2018-08

Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute Act, 2017

Act · Made 2017-11-22

Bangladesh Wild Life (Preservation) (Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. XVII of 1974)

Act · Made 1974

Repealed

Bangladesh Wild Life (Preservation) Order, 1973 (Order of the President No. 23 of 1973)

Act · Made 1973-03-27

Repealed

Barind Multipurpose Development Authority Act, 2018 (Act No. XXXVI of 2018)

Act · Made 2021-06-03

Bengal Diseases of Animals Act, 1944 (Bengal Act VI of 1944)

Act · Made 1944

Repealed

Biodiversity and Community Knowledge Protection Act

Act · Made 1998-09-29

Biosafety Guidelines of Bangladesh, 2005

Other · Made 2005

Breast-milk Substitutes, Infant Foods, Commercially Manufactured Complementary Foods and the Accessories Thereof (Regulation of Marketing) Act, 2013. (Act No. 35 of 2013)

Act · Made 2013-09-22

Breast-Milk Substitutes (Regulation of marketing) Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. XXXIII of 1984)

Act · Made 1984-05-24

Repealed

Building Construction Act, 1952 (E.B. Act II of 1953)

Act · Made 1952-03-21

By Law of the Lake Management Group Oxbow Lakes Small Scale Fishermen Project

Other · Made 1994-09

Canals Act, 1864 (Act No. V of 1864)

Act · Made 1864-06-08

Cantonments Pure Food Act, 1966 (Act No. XVI of 1966)

Act · Made 1966-07-19

Cattle (Prevention of Trespass) Ordinance, 1959 (Ordinance No. XII of 1959)

Act · Made 1959-01-24

Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871 (Act No. I of 1871)

Act · Made 1871-01-13

Chittagong City Corporation Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. XXXV of 1982)

Act · Made 1982

Chittagong Development Authority Ordinance, 1959 (E. P. Ordinance No. LI of 1959)

Act · Made 1959-07-27

Repealed

Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board Act, 2014 (Law No. 8 of 2014)

Act · Made 2014-07-08

Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No. LXXVII of 1976)

Act · Made 1976-10-21

Chittagong Hill Tracts Land Dispute Settlement Commission Act 2001 (Act 53 of 2001)

Regulation · Made 2001-07-17

Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council Act, 1998

Regulation · Made 1998-05-24

Chittagong Hill Tracts Treaty, 1997

Treaty · Made 1997-12-02

Chittagong Port Authority Act, 2022 (Act No. 08 of 2022)

Act · Made 2022-04-13

Chittagong Port Authority (Amendment) Act, 1995 (Act No. 19 of 1995)

Act · Made 1995-09-16

Repealed

Chittagong Port Authority Ordinance, 1976 (Ordinance No. LII of 1976)

Act · Made 1976-07-07

Repealed

Climate Change Trust Act, 2010 (Act No. 57 of 2010)

Act · Made 2010-10-11

Coast Guard Act, 2016 (Act No. 9 of 2016)

Act · Made 2016-03-13

Coastal Development Strategy 2006

policy · Made 2006-02-13

Coastal Zone Policy 2005

policy · Made 2005

Coconut Committee Act, 1944 (Act No. X of 1944)

Act · Made 1944-03-31

Code of Conduct For Selected 10 Segments of the Shrimp Aquaculture Industry in Bangladesh

Other · Made 2015

Community Clinic Health Care Trust Act, 2018 (Act No. LII of 2018)

Act · Made 2018-10-08

Competition Act, 2012 (Act No. XXIII of 2012)

Act · Made 2012-06-21

Constitution of Bangladesh

Constitution · Made 1972-12-16

Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of Bangladesh on partnership and development

Treaty · Made 2000-05-22

Cotton Act, 1957 (Act No. XXXVIII of 1957)

Act · Made 1957-09-10

Cotton Ginning and Pressing Act, 1957 (East Pakistan Act No. XIII of 1957)

Act · Made 1957-05-07

Country Investment Plan - A road map towards investment in agriculture, food security and nutrition

policy · Made 2011

Cruelty to Animals Act, 1920 (Act No. I of 1920)

Act · Made 1920-02-25

Repealed

Culturable Waste Land (Utilization) Ordinance, 1959 (E.P Ordinance XIII of 1959)

Act · Made 1959-01-26

Customs Act, 2023 (Act No. 57 of 2023)

Act · Made 2023-11-13

Dangerous Cargoes Act, 1953 (Act No. V of 1953)

Act · Made 1953-04-15

Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914

Act · Made 1914-02-03

Repealed

Destructive Insects and Pests Rules, 1966

Regulation · Made 1967-01-02

Repealed

Development Act, 1935 (Bengal Act No. XVI of 1935)

Act · Made 1935-10-03

Disaster Management Act No. 34 of 2012

Act · Made 2012-09-24

Displaced Persons (Land settlement) Act, 1958 (Act No. XLVII of 1958)

Regulation · Made 1958

Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 2023 (Act No. 29 of 2023)

Act · Made 2023-09-18

Easements Act, 1882 (Act No. V of 1882)

Act · Made 1882-02-17

East Pakistan Water Pollution Control Ordinance (No. V of 1970)

Regulation · Made 1970-02-14

Ecologically Critical Areas Management Rules, 2016

Regulation · Made 2016-09-22

EIA Guidelines for Industries

Other · Made 2021-02

Eighth Five Year Plan (July 2020 - June 2025)

policy · Made 2020-12-29

Electricity Act, 1910 (Act No. IX of 1910)

Act · Made 1910-03-18

Repealed

Electricity Act, 2018 (No. 7 of 2018 Law)

Act · Made 2018-02-12

Embankment and Drainage Act, 1952 ( Act I of 1953)

Act · Made 1953-01-07

Energy Regulatory Commission Act, 2003 (Act No. 13 of 2003)

Act · Made 2003-07-24

Enforcement Guidelines of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Other · Made 2023-12

Environment Conservation Rules, 1997

Regulation · Made 1997-08-12

Repealed

Environment Conservation Rules, 2023 (SRO No. 53)

Regulation · Made 2023-03-05

Environment Court Act, 2000 (Act No. 11 of 2000)

Act · Made 2000-04-10

Repealed

Environment Court Act, 2010

Act · Made 2010-11-06

Environment Pollution Control Ordinance, 1977 (Ordinance No. XIII of 1977)

Act · Made 1977-03-31

Repealed

Essential Commodities Act, 1957 (Act No. III of 1957)

Act · Made 1957-03-06

Essential Commodities (storage, keeping and disposal) Order, 1973 (Notification No. 8(101)/PA/Secy(C) 22nd March ,1973)

Act · Made 1973

Fertilizer (Management) Act, 2006 (Act No. VI of 2006)

Act · Made 2006

Fish and Fish Products (Inspection and Quality Control) Ordinance 1983 (No. XX of 1983)

Act · Made 1983

Repealed

Fish and Fish Products (Inspection and Quality Control) Rules, 1997

Regulation · Made 1997-12-04

Fish Feed and Animal Feed Act, 2010 (No. 2)

Act · Made 2010-01-28

Fish Feed Rules, 2011

Regulation · Made 2011-09-18

Fisheries Hatchery Act, 2010 (Act No. 14 of 2010)

Act · Made 2010-03-18

Fisheries Prevention Act, 2018 (Act No. 68 of 2018)

Act · Made 2018-11-14

Fisheries Research Institute Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. XVL of 1984)

Act · Made 1984-07-14

Repealed

Food Safety Act, 2013

Act · Made 2013-10-10

Food (Special Courts) Act, 1956 (East Pakistan Act No. X of 1956)

Act · Made 1956-11-13

Repealed

Foodgrains Supply (prevention of Prejudicial Activity) Ordinance, 1979 (Ordinance No. XXVI of 1979)

Act · Made 1979-07-25

Repealed

Foreign Private Investment (Promotion and Protection) Act, 1980 Act No. 11 of 1980

Act · Made 1980

Forest Act, 1927

Act · Made 1927-09-21

Forest Industries Development Corporation Ordinance, 1959 (Ordinance No. LXVII of 1959)

Act · Made 1959-10-03

Formalin Control Act, 2015 (Law No. 5 of 2015)

Act · Made 2015-02-18

Gender Policy of the Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Forests 2016

policy · Made 2016-07

Geographical Indication of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 2013 (Act No. 54 of 2013)

Act · Made 2013-11-10

Glanders and Farcy Act, 1899 (Act No. XIII of 1899)

Act · Made 1899

Repealed

Government Fisheries (Protection) Ordinance, 1959 (E.P. Ordinance No. XXIV of 1959)

Act · Made 1959-03-24

Ground Water Management Ordinance, 1985 (No. XXVII of 1985)

Act · Made 1985

Repealed

Groundwater Management for Agricultural Purposes Act, 2018 (No. 5 of 2018 Law)

Act · Made 2018-01-28

Guidelines for Environmental Assessment of Water Management (Flood Control, Drainage and Irrigation) Projects

Other · Made 2005-02

Guidelines for Participatory Water Management

Other · Made 2000

Guidelines on NWRD Spatial Data Quality

Other · Made 2015-07

Habiganj Agricultural University Act, 2020 (Act No. 18 of 2020)

Act · Made 2020-09-15

Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) 2024

policy · Made 2024-08

Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) 2024, Bangladesh

policy · Made 2024-08

Health, Nutrition and Population Strategic Investment Plan (HNPSIP) 2016 – 2021

policy · Made 2016-04

Immovable Property Acquisition and Possession Act, 2017 (Act No. 21 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-09-21

Import Policy Order 2012-2015

Regulation · Made 2012-12-24

Import Policy Order 2015-2018

Regulation · Made 2016-02-10

Industrial Policy, 2005

policy · Made 2005

Infectious Diseases (Prevention, Control and Eradication) Act, 2018 (Act No. 61 of 2018)

Act · Made 2018-11-14

Inland Capture Fisheries Sub-Strategy, 2006

policy · Made 2006-01

Inland Shipping Ordinance, 1976 (No. LXXII)

Act · Made 1976-09-21

Inland Water Transport Authority Ordinance (Ordinance No. LXXV of 1958)

Act · Made 1958-10-31

Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC), September 2015

policy · Made 2015-09

Interim National Determined Contribution 2020

policy · Made 2020

Iodine Deficiency Diseases Prevention Act, 1989 (Act No. 10 of 1989)

Act · Made 1989-02-28

Repealed

Irrigation Act, 1876 (Act No. III of 1876)

Act · Made 1876-03-29

Jute Act, 2017 (Act No. 5 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-02-19

Jute Research Institute Act, 1974 (Act No. XIII of 1974)

Act · Made 1974

Repealed

Kurigram Agricultural University Act, 2021 (Act No. 20 of 2021)

Act · Made 2021-09-22

Land Appeal Board Act (Act No. 24 of 1989)

Act · Made 1989

Land Appeal Board (Amendment) Ordinance, 1990

Act · Made 1990

Land Development Tax Act, 2023 (Act No. 31 of 2023)

Act · Made 2023-09-18

Land Improvement Loans Act, 1883

Act · Made 1883-10-12

Land Reform Board Act,1989

Act · Made 1989

Land Reform Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. X of 1984)

Act · Made 1984

Repealed

Land Reforms Act, 2023 (Act No. 37 of 2023)

Act · Made 2023-09-18

Livestock Importation Act, 1898 (Act No. IX of 1898)

Act · Made 1898

Repealed

Livestock Research Institute Ordinance, 1984 (Ordinance No. XXVIII of 1984)

Act · Made 1984

Repealed

Local Government (Municipalities) Act, 2009 (Act No. 58 of 2009)

Act · Made 2009-10-06

Local Government (Union Parishads) Ordinance, 1983 (Ordinance No. LI of 1983)

Act · Made 1983-09-12

Local Government (Zila Parishad) Act, 1988 (Act No. 29 of 1988)

Act · Made 1988

Mandatory Jute Packaging Act, 2010 (Act No. 53 of 2010)

Act · Made 2010

Mandatory Jute Packaging Rules, 2013

Regulation · Made 2013-05-28

Marine Fisheries Act, 2020 (Act No. XIX of 2020)

Act · Made 2020-11-26

Marine Fisheries Ordinance 1983 (Ordinance No. XXXV)

Act · Made 1983-07-07

Repealed

Marine Fisheries Rules, 1983

Regulation · Made 1983-09-08

Marine Fisheries Sector Sub-Strategy, 2006

policy · Made 2006-01

Master Plan for Agricultural Development in the Southern Region of Bangladesh

policy · Made 2013-03

Medium Term Strategy and Business Plan of the Ministry of Agriculture

policy · Made 2012

Meteorological Act, 2018 (Act No. XXVIII of 2018)

Act · Made 2018-07-29

Mines Act, 1923 (Act No. IV of 1923)

Act · Made 1923-02-23

Mines and Mineral Resources (Control and Development) Act No. 39, 1992

Regulation · Made 1992-11-01

Ministry of Food and Disaster Management Corporate Plan 2005-2009

policy · Made 2005

Mobile Courts Act, 2009 (Act No. 59 of 2009)

Act · Made 2009-10-06

Mongla Port Authority Act, 2022 (No. 7 of 2022 Law)

Act · Made 2022-04-13

Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan (2022-2041)

policy · Made 2022

Multisectoral Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (2018-2025)

policy · Made 2018-05

National 3R Strategy for Waste Management

policy · Made 2010-12

National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance Containment in Bangladesh 2017-2022

policy · Made 2017-04-23

National Action Plan For Clean Cooking in Bangladesh (2020-2030)

policy · Made 2019-12

National Action Plan for Reducing Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs)

policy · Made 2018-06

National Adaptation Plan of Bangladesh (2023-2050)

policy · Made 2022-10

National Adaptation Programme of Action

policy · Made 2005-11

National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)

policy · Made 2009-06

National Agriculture Marketing Policy (2023)

policy · Made 2023-01

National Agriculture Policy

policy · Made 1999

National Agriculture Policy, 2013

policy · Made 2013

National Agriculture Policy 2018

policy · Made 2018

National Aquaculture Development Strategy and Action Plan of Bangladesh 2013–2020

policy · Made 2014

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan of Bangladesh 2016-2021

policy · Made 2016

National Child Labour Elimination Policy 2010

policy · Made 2010-03

National Communication Framework and Plan for Infant and Young Child Feeding in Bangladesh

policy · Made 2010-10

National Determined Contributions (NDCs) 2021 (Updated)

policy · Made 2021-08-26

National Environment Management Action Plan (NEMAP)

policy · Made 1995

National Environment Policy 2018

policy · Made 2018

National Fisheries Policy

policy · Made 1998

National Fisheries Strategy

policy · Made 2006-01

National Food and Nutrition Security Policy of Bangladesh, 2020

policy · Made 2020-09-10

National Food and Nutrition Security Policy - Plan of Action (2021-2030)

policy · Made 2021-09

National Food Policy 2006

policy · Made 2006-08-14

National Food Policy Plan of Action (2008 – 2015)

policy · Made 2008

National Forest Policy

policy · Made 1994

National Health Policy, 2008

policy · Made 2008-08-27

National Human Rights Commission Act, 2009 (Act No. 53 of 2009)

Act · Made 2009-07-14

National Institute of Biotechnology Act, 2010 (Act No. 10 of 2010)

Act · Made 2010-03-18

National Integrated Pest Management Policy, 2002

policy · Made 2002-01

National Land Use Policy, 2001

policy · Made 2001

National Livestock Development Policy, 2007

policy · Made 2007

National Livestock Extension Policy

policy · Made 2013-01-20

National Nutrition Policy 2015

policy · Made 2015

National Organic Agriculture Policy, 2016

policy · Made 2016

National Plan For Disaster Management 2010 - 2015

policy · Made 2010-05

National Plan for Disaster Management (2016-2020)

policy · Made 2017-03-27

National plan of action to prevent, deter and eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, Bangladesh

policy · Made 2019-12-18

National Policy for Arsenic Mitigation, 2004

policy · Made 2004

National Policy for Safe Water Supply & Sanitation 1998

policy · Made 1998

National River Protection Commission Act, 2013 (Act No. 9 of 2013)

Act · Made 2013-07-22

National Rural Development Policy -2001

policy · Made 2001

National Salt Policy, 2016

policy · Made 2016-11-08

National Sanitation Strategy

policy · Made 2005-03

National Seed Policy

policy · Made 1993-01

National Shrimp Policy, 2014

policy · Made 2014-08-18

National Social Security Strategy (NSSS) of Bangladesh 2015

policy · Made 2015-07

National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction II (Revised) FY 2009 – 11

policy · Made 2009-12

National Strategy for Water Supply and Sanitation 2014

policy · Made 2014

National Strategy on Internal Displacement Management, 2021

policy · Made 2021-01

National Strategy on Prevention and Control of Micronutrient Deficiencies (2015-2024)

policy · Made 2015-12

National Strategy on the Management of Disaster and Climate Induced Internal Displacement (NSMDCIID)

policy · Made 2015-09-13

National Sustainable Development Strategy 2010 - 2021

policy · Made 2013-05-00

National Urban Health Strategy, 2014

policy · Made 2014-11

National Urban Health Strategy, 2020

policy · Made 2020-02

National Water Management Plan 2001

policy · Made 2001

National Water Management Plan Development Strategy

policy · Made 2001

National Water Policy

policy · Made 1999

National Women Development Policy

policy · Made 2011

New Agricultural Extension Policy

policy · Made 1996

Non-Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1949 (Act No. XXIII of 1949)

Act · Made 1949-10-20

Notification of the Ministry of Agriculture, cooperation and relief (Fisheries Branch)

Other · Made 1950-07-03

Notification of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of 13 April 1974

Regulation · Made 1974-04-13

Notification S.R.O. No. 328 under Territorial Waters and Maritime Zones Act, 1974

Regulation · Made 2015-11-04

Nuclear Power Plant Act, 2015 (Act No. 19 of 2015)

Act · Made 2015-09-16

Nuclear Safety and Radiation Control Act, 1993 (Act No. 21 of 1993)

Act · Made 1993-07-22

Obstructions in fairways Act, 1881 (Act No. XVI of 1881)

Act · Made 1881-03-15

Oceanographic Research Institute of Bangladesh, 2015 (Act No. 7 of 2015)

Act · Made 2015-03-05

One Stop Service Act, 2018 (No. 10 of 2018 Law)

Act · Made 2018-02-12

One Stop Service Rules, 2018

Regulation · Made 2018

Paurashava Ordinance, 1977 (Ordinance No. XXVI of 1977)

Act · Made 1977

Perspective Plan of Bangladesh 2010-2021

policy · Made 2012-04

Perspective Plan of Bangladesh 2021-2041

policy · Made 2020-03-01

Pesticide Rules, 1985

Regulation · Made 1985-11-16

Pesticides Act, 2018 (No. 24 of 2018 Law)

Act · Made 2018-07-29

Pesticides (Amendment) Rules, 2010

Regulation · Made 2010-07-29

Petroleum Act, 1934 (Act No. XXX of 1934)

Act · Made 1934-09-06

Repealed

Petroleum Act, 2016 (Act No. 3 of 2016)

Act · Made 2016-07-06

Plan of Action to Implement Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

policy · Made 2018

Plant Quarantine Act, 2011. (Act No. 5 of 2011)

Act · Made 2011-04-05

Plant Quarantine Rules, 2018

Regulation · Made 2018-04-24

Plant Varieties Protection Act, 2019 (No. 6 of 2019 Law)

Act · Made 2019-05-09

Ports Act, 1908 (Act No. XV of 1908)

Act · Made 1908-12-18

Prevention of Interference with Aids to Navigation Ordinance, 1962 (E. P. Ordinance No. II of 1962)

Act · Made 1962-01-19

Private Fisheries Protection Act, 1889 (Act No. II of 1889)

Act · Made 1889-06-26

Private Forests Ordinance, 1959 (E.P. Ordinance No. XXXIV of 1959)

Act · Made 1959-05-09

Production, Storage, Transfer, Transport, Supply, Distribution and Marketing of Foodstuffs (Prevention of Harmful Activities) Act, 2023 [Act No. 21 of 2023]

Act · Made 2023-07-11

Protected Area Management Rules, 2017

Regulation · Made 2017-11-08

Protection and Conservation (Amendment) Ordinance 1982 (Ordinance No. LV)

Act · Made 1982-12-08

Protection and Conservation of Fish Act, 1950

Act · Made 1950-05-18

Protection and Conservation of Fish (Amendment) Act, 1995 (Act No. 9 of 1995)

Act · Made 1995-02-16

Protection and Conservation of Fish Rules, 1985

Regulation · Made 1985-10-16

Public Parks Act, 1904 (Act No. II of 1904)

Act · Made 1904-03-09

Pure Food Ordinance 1959 (E.P. Ordinance No. LXVIII of 1959)

Act · Made 1959-10-14

Repealed

Quality Control Sub-strategy, 2006

policy · Made 2006-01

Rajshahi Agricultural Development Bank Act, 2014 (Act No. 19 of 2014)

Act · Made 2014-12-03

Removal of wrecks and obstructions in inland navigable water-ways rules, 1973

Act · Made 1973

Right to Information Act, 2009 (Act No. 20 of 2009)

Act · Made 2009-04-06

River Research Institute Act, 1990 (Act No. LIII of 1990)

Act · Made 1990

Rules amending Fish and Fish Products (Inspection and Quality Control) Rules, 1997

Regulation · Made 2008-06-02

Rural Savings Bank Act, 2014 (Act No. 7 of 2014)

Act · Made 2014-07-08

Sand and Soil Management Act, 2010 (Act No. 62 of 2010)

Act · Made 2010

Sand and Soil Management (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No. 35 of 2023)

Act · Made 2023-09-18

Second National Plan of Action for Nutrition (NPAN2) 2016-2025

policy · Made 2017-08

Sector Action Plan on Environment and Climate Change

policy · Made 2023-06

Sector Development Plan (FY 2011-25) - Water Supply and Sanitation Sector in Bangladesh

policy · Made 2011-11

Seed Policy for the Development of Seed Industry

Regulation · Made 1993-04-08

Seeds Act, 2018 (No. 6 of 2018 Law)

Act · Made 2018-01-28

Seeds Ordinance, 1977 (Ordinance No. XXXIII of 1977)

Act · Made 1977-07-19

Seeds Rules, 1998

Regulation · Made 1998-03-08

Seventh Five Year Plan (7FYP)

policy · Made 2015

Seventh Five Year Plan FY2016 – FY2020 - Accelerating Growth, Empowering Citizens

policy · Made 2015-11-01

Shrimp Sub-Strategy, 2006

policy · Made 2006-01

Sixth Five Year Plan 2011-2015: Accelerating Growth and Reducing Poverty

policy · Made 2011

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance, 1962 (Ordinance No. XV of 1962)

Act · Made 1962-05-19

Standing Orders on Disaster

policy · Made 2010-04-06

Standing Orders on Disaster 2019

policy · Made 2019

State Acquisition and Tenancy Act, 1950 (East Bengal Act No. XXVIII of 1951)

Act · Made 1951-05-16

State Acquisition and Tenancy (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No. 24 of 2023)

Act · Made 2023-07-11

Strategic Framework and Action Plan for the Application of a One Health Approach in Bangladesh (2017 – 2021)

policy · Made 2018-07

Strategic Plan for Health, Population & Nutrition Sector Development Program 2011-2016

policy · Made 2011-04

Sugar-Cane Act, 1934 (Act No. XV of 1934)

Act · Made 1934-05-01

Survey Act, 1875

Act · Made 1875-10-06

Tanks Improvement Act, 1939 (Bengal Act No. XV of 1939)

Act · Made 1939-10-12

Tanks Improvement (Amendment) Ordinance, 1986 (Ordinance No. III of 1986)

Act · Made 1986-01-12

Tea Act, 2016 (Act No. 38 of 2016)

Act · Made 2016-08-01

Tea Ordinance, 1977 (Ordinance No. XXXVIII of 1977)

Act · Made 1977-07-29

Repealed

Territorial Waters and Maritime Zones Act, 1974 (Act No. XXVI)

Act · Made 1974

Territorial Waters and Maritime Zones Rules, 1977

Regulation · Made 1978-02-08

Textiles Act, 2018 (No. 37 of 2018 Law)

Act · Made 2018-10-01

The Bangladesh Economic Zones Act, 2010 (Act No. 42 of 2010)

Act · Made 2010-08-01

The Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 (ACT NO. XLII OF 2006)

Act · Made 2006-10-11

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution Act, 2018 [Act No. LXVII of 2018]

Act · Made 2020-11-26

The Consumers’ Right Protection Act, 2009 (Act No. 26 of 2009)

Act · Made 2009-04-06

The Drugs Act, 1940 (Act No. XXIII OF 1940)

Act · Made 1940-04-10

Repealed

The Fisheries and Fish Products (Inspection and Quality Control) Act, 2020 (Law No. 20 of 2020)

Act · Made 2020-11-26

The Huts and Markets (Establishment and Management) Act, 2023 (Act No. 10 of 2023)

Act · Made 2023-02-13

The Iodized Salt Act, 2021 (Act No. 08 of 2021)

Act · Made 2021-06-24

The Micro-credit Regulatory Authority Act, 2006 (Act no XXXII of 2006)

Act · Made 2008-04-21

The Poisons Act, 1919 (Act No. XII of 1919)

Act · Made 1919-09-03

Time Series Data Quality Control Guideline for Hydro-meteorological Data

Other · Made 2015-07

Town Improvement Act, 1953 (East Bengal Act) (Act No. XIII of 1953)

Act · Made 1953-05-15

Trade Organizations Act, 2022 (Act No. 09 of 2022)

Act · Made 2022-04-13

Trade Organizations (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No. 42 of 2023)

Act · Made 2023-09-21

Trademarks Act, 2009 (Act No. XIX of 2009)

Act · Made 2009-03-24

Transfer of Property Act, 1882 (Act No. IV of 1882)

Act · Made 1882-02-17

Vitamin A Enrichment in Edible Oil Act, 2013 (Act No. 65 of 2013)

Act · Made 2013-11-27

Water Development Board Act, 2000 (Act No. XXVI)

Act · Made 2000

Water Resources Planning Act, 1992 (No. 12 of 1992)

Act · Made 1992-01-29

Water Supply and Sewerage Authority Act, 1996 (Act No. 6 of 1996)

Act · Made 1996-08-17

Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024 (Ordinance No. 10 of 2024)

Act · Made 2024-10-24

Weights and Measures Standards Act, 2018 (Act No. 56 of 2018)

Act · Made 2018-11-14

Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act, 2012 (No. XXX)

Act · Made 2012-07-10

Zoos Act, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)

Act · Made 2023-11-13