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The language of the Supreme Court and High Court is English. However, most magistrates courts and district courts use Bengali. The lack of a uniform language has been a cause of concern, with arguments in favor of both English and Bengali. The country's financial sector depends on English, whereas cultural nationalists prefer Bengali.
Meaning origin and notes References Bongal India (Assam & West Bengal) Bangladeshi Hindus: The term is a derogatory slur used primarily in India's Assam and West Bengal, to refer to East Bengalis, mostly Muslims, but occasionally also for east Bengali Hindus or Bangladeshi Hindus, mocking them for being foreigners or outsiders. [105] [106]
Disparagement, in United States trademark law, was a statutory cause of action which permitted a party to petition the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to cancel a trademark registration that "may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt or ...
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.
Bengali Language Introduction Act, 1987 Jatiya Sangsad Long title An Act to give full effect to Article 3 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh Citation Act No. 2 of 1987 Territorial extent Bangladesh Enacted by Jatiya Sangsad Enacted 8 March 1987 Assented to 8 March 1987 Status: In force The Bangla Language Introduction Act, 1987 is an Act passed by the Jatiya Sangsad to ...
The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Bengali: হাইকোর্ট ডিভিশন), popularly known as High Court, is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate Division. It consists of the Chief Justice of Bangladesh and the Justices of the High Court Division. [1]
A law was introduced prohibiting the death penalty and life imprisonment for children. However, children are still held to be criminally responsible at the age of nine. On 16 May 2010, the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh declared sections 6(2), 6(3), and 6(4) of the Women and Children Repressive Prevention (Special ...
The Judiciary of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের বিচার বিভাগ — Bānlādēśēra bicāra bibhāga) or Judicial system of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের বিচার ব্যবস্থা — Bānlādēśēra bicāra byabasthā) is based on the Constitution and the laws are enacted by the legislature and interpreted by the ...