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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 Section 154 in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, of India states: . Every information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence, if given orally to an officer in charge of a police station, shall be reduced to writing by him or under his direction, and be read over to the informant; and every such information, whether given in writing or reduced to writing as aforesaid, shall ...
A number of offences (crimes not resulting in death) are punishable by death when committed by armed forces personnel. These offences include: providing aid to the enemy, cowardice, and desertion, and inducement to such and cowardly use of a flag of truce or any act calculated to imperil Bangladesh. [10]
From 1948 to 1971, when Bangladesh was part of Pakistan, the Ansar force was under the control of National Service Board. After the Independence of Bangladesh, it was placed under the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1973. In 1976, the Village Defence Party were created. In 1980 a separate cadre was established in the Bangladesh Civil Service for ...
A first information report (FIR) is a document prepared by police organisations in many South and Southeast Asian countries, including Myanmar, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, when they receive information about the commission of a cognisable offence, or in Singapore when the police receive information about any criminal offence. It generally ...
The Bangladesh Police (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ, romanized: Bānlādēśa puliśa) is the national law enforcement agency of Bangladesh, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs. [3] It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcement of law and order within Bangladesh. Though the police are primarily ...
In 2017, Bangladesh Police demanded that the Government of Bangladesh repeal the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Bangladesh Police also requested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to amend the law to allow bail for law enforcement officers charged under the act.
In July 2021, Additional Deputy Inspector General of CID Kamrul Ahsan stated that cryptocurrencies were illegal in Bangladesh, which was contradicted by Bangladesh Bank. [ 12 ] On 6 August 2021, the Criminal Investigation Department was handed the cases against Faria Mahbub Piasha, Helena Jahangir, Moriom Akter Mou and Pori Moni who were ...