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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.
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]
The Bangladesh Code has been published since 1977. Most of its laws, dating between 1836 and 1987, are in English. Following a government circular in 1987, the code has been published primarily in Bengali. The language of the Supreme Court and High Court is English. However, most magistrates courts and district courts use Bengali. The lack of a ...
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LGBT rights are frowned upon among social conservatives. [149] Homosexuality is affected by Section 377 of the Penal Code of Bangladesh, which was originally enacted by the British colonial government. [150] [151] An underground LGBT scene is flourishing across the country.
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The People's Republic of Bangladesh went from being a secular state in 1971 to having Islam as the state religion in 1988. [1] [2] Despite its state religion, Bangladesh uses a secular penal code dating from 1860—the time of the British occupation. [3] The penal code discourages blasphemy by a section that forbids "hurting religious sentiments."
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