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31 October 2018
BANGLADESH
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Bangladesh – Reference Map
Source:
Médecins Sans Frontières
Date of Document:
19 September 2017
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
District Map of Bangladesh
Source:
Bangladesh. Local Government Engineering Department.
Accessed Date:
17 September 2013
Title:
Bangladesh. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Title:
Bangladesh. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
17 October 2018
Accessed Date:
24 October 2018
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Bangladesh: Country Overview.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
1 December 2017
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Bangladesh: Religious minorities and atheists. Version 2.0
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
October 2018
Accessed Date:
30 October 2018
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Bangladesh: Prison Conditions.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; sexual violence; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Bangladesh: Women fearing gender based violence. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2018
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Bangladesh: Background information, including actors of protection, and internal relocation. Version 2.0
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2018
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Country policy and information note. Bangladesh: Opposition to the government. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2018
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Report on the mission to People's Republic of Bangladesh from 2 to 14 April 2015
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
June 2015
Accessed Date:
21 October 2016
Title:
Bangladesh. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2016.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Bangladesh: Sexual orientation and gender identity. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
November 2017
Accessed Date:
24 October 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Bangladesh: Journalists, publishers and internet bloggers. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
July 2017
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Report of a Home Office Fact-Finding Mission: Bangladesh. Conducted 14-26 May 2017.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2017
Accessed Date:
25 October 2017
Title:
Common core document forming part of the reports of States parties: Bangladesh
Date of Document:
25 November 2016
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
DFAT Country Information Report: Bangladesh
Source:
Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Date of Document:
2 February 2018
Accessed Date:
24 October 2018
Title:
Bangladesh. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 April 2018
Accessed Date:
24 April 2018
Title:
Bangladesh. World Report 2018: Events of 2017.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2018
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Bangladesh. Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Bangladesh. Freedom in the World 2018.
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Concluding observations on the initial report of Bangladesh
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
27 April 2017
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Joint NGO Alternative Report to the UN Human Rights Committee on Bangladesh (119th Session – 6-29 March 2017)
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights et al.
Date of Document:
February 2017
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under articles 16 and 17 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Date of Document:
4 August 2017
Accessed Date:
25 October 2017
Title:
Joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Bangladesh by ARTICLE 19 and Research Initiatives Bangladesh for consideration at the 30th Session of the Working Group in May 2018
Source:
Article 19; Research Initiatives Bangladesh
Date of Document:
5 October 2017
Accessed Date:
25 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh: Half-yearly Human Rights Monitoring Report
Date of Document:
1 July 2018
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Chapter 2 – Bangladesh: Paving the Way to Liberation. South Asia State of Minorities Report 2016: Mapping the Terrain.
Source:
The South Asia Collective
Date of Document:
October 2016
Author:
Afsana Amin et al.
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. The State of Conflict and Violence in Asia.
Source:
The Asia Foundation
Accessed Date:
25 October 2017
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Report on Citizenship Law: Bangladesh
Source:
European University Institute. European Union Democracy Observatory on Citizenship.
Date of Document:
December 2016
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. U. S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
National Identity (NID) Card; its use as a voter's identity card; procedures to obtain one
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 September 2010
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Bangladesh. Birth Registration: A Comparative Report Prepared for UNICEF.
Date of Document:
November 2015
Accessed Date:
21 October 2016
Title:
Bangladesh Citizenship (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Ordinance 1978
Accessed Date:
31 October 2016
Title:
Reports of fraudulent documents (2011-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 August 2015
Accessed Date:
28 September 2015
Title:
Procedures and requirements to acquire a passport; characteristics of a Bangladesh passport
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 July 2010
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Title:
Citizenship Act, 1951
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
President's Order No. 149 of 1972. The Bangladesh Citizenship (Temporary Provisions) Order, 1972.
Accessed Date:
31 October 2016
Title:
Bangladesh Citizenship (Temporary Provisions) Rules, 1978
Accessed Date:
3 October 2012
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain and renew a passport at the Bangladesh High Commission in Ottawa; information on the procedures that the High Commission follows with the old passport booklet (2014 – May 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 May 2015
Accessed Date:
28 September 2015
Keywords:
children; identity documents
Title:
Act No. 29 of 2004; The Law framed to amend and to consolidate Births and Deaths Registration
Accessed Date:
31 October 2016
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Information on the Awami League (AL), including its leaders, subgroups, youth wings, and activities (2008-July 2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 September 2011
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
legal system; political organizations
Title:
Les organisations islamistes
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
9 January 2018
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
People's Republic of Bangladesh. Election for President of 18 February 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
24 October 2018
Title:
Bangladesh Query Response: Awami League (AL) and supporters of the Bangladesh National Party (BNP)
Source:
Asylum Research Consultancy
Date of Document:
15 December 2016
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), including its structure, leaders, membership and membership documents, factions, associated organizations and activities; treatment of members and supporters by authorities (September 2012-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 August 2015
Accessed Date:
28 September 2015
Title:
Bangladesh. Electoral Challenges in Asia Today.
Source:
Asian Network for Free Elections
Date of Document:
October 2016
Author:
Adilur Rahman Khan
Editor:
Lilibeth Erlano; Kristina Uy Gadaingan
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Political Parties in Bangladesh. CPD-CMI Working Paper 8.
Source:
CHR. Michelsen Institute; Centre for Policy Dialogue
Date of Document:
August 2014
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
corruption; crime; election; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; gender equality; legislation; minorities; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion; statistics
Title:
Civic Freedom Monitor: Bangladesh
Source:
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Date of Document:
4 October 2018
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Facing Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh: A global threat in need of a global response
Source:
South Asia Democratic Forum
Date of Document:
2 March 2017
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Gonojagoron Moncho, including origin, purpose, structure, membership, areas of operation and activities (April 2013-January 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 January 2014
Accessed Date:
22 September 2014
Keywords:
conflict; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; human rights activists; judicial efficacy; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Transformation Index 2018 Country Report: Bangladesh.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Roles and responsibilities of the executive members of the local branches of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal (Bangladesh Nationalist Youth Party) (2010-August 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 August 2014
Accessed Date:
26 September 2014
Keywords:
conflict; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; human rights activists; judicial efficacy; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion
Title:
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), including structure, leaders, activities; membership cards and confirmation letters, and activities; treatment...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 May 2016
Accessed Date:
19 October 2016
Title:
Information on the Krishak Sramik Janata League (KSJL), including structure and membership; treatment of members of the KSJL by Awami League members and by authorities (2014-August 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 September 2016
Accessed Date:
28 October 2016
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Bangladesh. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
28 November 2014
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; labour; legal system; legislation; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Concluding observations on the eighth periodic report of Bangladesh
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
25 November 2016
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Five Years After Bangladesh's Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act 2010. Is it helping Survivors?
Source:
Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers' Association; Plan International Bangladesh
Date of Document:
November 2016
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Les mariages forcés précoces
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
16 November 2017
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention. Eighth periodic report of States parties due in 2015.
Date of Document:
29 May 2015
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
abduction; children; citizenship; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; femicide; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Report on Violence Against Women (VAW) Survey 2015
Source:
Bangladesh. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
Date of Document:
August 2016
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh Government Responses to Child Marriage. Marry Before Your House is Swept Away: Child Marriage in Bangladesh.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
9 June 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
children; crime; document fraud; domestic violence; family law; freedom of expression; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; warrants
Title:
A Critical Appraisal of Laws Relating to Sexual Offences in Bangladesh
Source:
National Human Rights Commission Bangladesh
Accessed Date:
21 October 2016
Title:
Understanding intimate partner violence in rural Bangladesh: Prevention and response.
Source:
Overseas Development Institute
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Ruchira Tabassum Naved et al.
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
The Effect of Violence on Women's Electoral and Political Participation in Bangladesh
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Date of Document:
March 2017
Author:
Silja Paasilinna et al.
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Submission by – Mir Abu Reyad, Representative of the LGBTI community in Bangladesh, to the UN Human Rights Committee
Source:
Boys of Bangladesh
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2017: A world survey of sexual orientation laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Aengus Carroll; Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
“I Want to Live With My Head Held High”: Abuses in Bangladesh's Legal Recognition of Hijras
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
23 December 2016
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Bangladesh: Overview of corruption and anti-corruption with a focus on the health sector
Source:
U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre et al.
Date of Document:
31 March 2015
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; children; corruption; crime; drug trafficking; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; Internet; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; police corruption; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence; social services; statistics; witness protection
Title:
Bangladesh. 2018 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
6 March 2018
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Corruption in Service Sectors. National Household Survey 2015.
Source:
Transparency International Bangladesh
Date of Document:
June 2016
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2018
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
The Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), including operational capacity, areas of operation, and activities (2015-November 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 November 2016
Accessed Date:
6 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. Country Reports on Terrorism 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
September 2018
Accessed Date:
24 October 2018
Title:
Harkat-ul-Jihadi al-Islami
Source:
Stanford University. Mapping Militant Organizations.
Date of Document:
11 July 2016
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Countering Jihadist Militancy in Bangladesh. Asia Report N°295.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
28 February 2018
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Access to Justice in Bangladesh Situation Analysis
Source:
United Nations Development Programme; Bangladesh. Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.
Date of Document:
May 2015
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
The Special Powers Act, including implementation by authorities; police procedures directed by the Act, including warrants and notifications (2011-August 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 September 2014
Accessed Date:
26 September 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; crime; freedom of the press; human rights activists; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; police corruption; political activities; political opposition; warrants
Title:
Political Conflict. Extremism and Criminal Justice in Bangladesh. Asia Report N° 277.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
11 April 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Title:
Whether the court of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Dhaka issues order sheets and arrest warrants in absentia of the accused in petition cases; whether an accused person can obtain a copy of an order sheet and an arrest warrant in petition case...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 November 2016
Accessed Date:
6 October 2017
Title:
Review of the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013
Source:
Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust et al.
Date of Document:
December 2015
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
“We Don't Have Him”: Secret Detentions and Enforced Disappearances in Bangladesh
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
6 July 2017
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh: Policing System Stands Against the Purpose of Administering Justice. Asia Report 2016.
Source:
Asian Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
“No Right to Live”: “Kneecapping” and Maiming of Detainees by Bangladesh Security Forces
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
28 September 2016
Accessed Date:
21 October 2016
Title:
Bangladesh. Freedom of the Press 2017.
Accessed Date:
25 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh: Violations of the right to freedom of expression in 2017
Date of Document:
2 May 2018
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Bangladesh. New Fronts, Brave Voices. Press Freedom in South Asia 2016-2017.
Source:
International Federation of Journalists
Date of Document:
3 May 2017
Page Numbers:
10, 46-51, 97
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. Freedom on the Net 2017.
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Caught Between Fear and Repression: Attacks on Freedom of Expression in Bangladesh
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
8 May 2017
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh: Analysis of Information Communication Technology Act
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
7 October 2016
Title:
No Place for Criticism: Bangladesh Crackdown on Social Media Commentary
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
9 May 2018
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Bangladesh. International Religious Freedom Report for 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
29 May 2018
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Bangladesh. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Annual Report 2017.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2017
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on his mission to Bangladesh
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council
Date of Document:
22 January 2016
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, on his mission to Bangladesh: comments by the State
Date of Document:
19 February 2016
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Bangladesh: A Joint Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Source:
Kapaeeng Foundation et al.
Date of Document:
October 2016
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. The Indigenous World 2018.
Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Date of Document:
April 2018
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Bangladesh. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
July 2018
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
NGO report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on Caste based discrimination in Bangladesh for the consideration of reports submitted by State party (CCRP/C/BGD/1) under article 40 of the Covenant during its 119th session
Source:
Bangladesh Dalit and Excluded Rights Movement et al.
Date of Document:
February 2017
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Situation and treatment of Hindu Manipuri ethnic minority, including women; ability of women, particularly Manipuri women, to relocate and access housing...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 October 2013
Accessed Date:
22 September 2014
Keywords:
crime; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; family law; freedom of movement; gender equality; indigenous groups; judicial efficacy; labour; minorities; religion; sexual violence; social services
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement - (No items in this section)
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 30 April 2018:
Title:
Bangladesh. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
19 October 2017
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bg.html
Accessed Date:
25 October 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Bangladesh: Religions minorities and atheists. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
October 2018
URL:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/749003/Bangladesh-Rel_Mins_and_Athiests-CPIN-v2.0__October_2018_.pdf
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; sexual violence; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Bangladesh: Women.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
December 2014
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/54993fb94.html
Accessed Date:
13 January 2015
Keywords:
children; corruption; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; femicide; gender equality; gender-based violence; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; marriage; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; trafficking in persons; witness protection
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Bangladesh: Background information, including actors of protection, and internal relocation.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
November 2014
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/565491/CIG-BGD-Background-v1-November-2014.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; corruption; country overview; disappeared persons; document fraud; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; human rights activists; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; international guidance note; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; map; minorities; police corruption; police efficacy; police report; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics; torture; tribes/clans; witness protection
Title:
Country Information and Guidance. Bangladesh: Opposition to the government.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2015
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/565489/CIG-BGD-Political-opponents-v1-February-2015.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; children; conflict; corruption; crime; disappeared persons; election; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; freedom of the press; gender equality; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; international guidance note; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; organized crime; penal system; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; political prisoners; religion; state surveillance; statistics; torture; witness protection
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Bangladesh: Sexual orientation and gender identity. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2017
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/645666/Bangladesh_-_SOGI_-_CPIN_-_v2_0__September_2017_.pdf
Accessed Date:
25 October 2017
Title:
DFAT Country Information Report : Bangladesh
Source:
Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Date of Document:
5 July 2016
URL:
http://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/Documents/country-information-report-bangladesh.pdf
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. World Report 2017: Events of 2016.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2017
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2017/country-chapters/Bangladesh
Accessed Date:
13 January 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. Amnesty International Report 2016/2017: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/bangladesh/report-bangladesh/
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. Freedom in the World 2017.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2017/bangladesh
Accessed Date:
25 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh: Annual Human Rights Report 2016
Date of Document:
January 2017
URL:
http://odhikar.org/annual-human-rights-report-2016/
Accessed Date:
25 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/BG.html
Accessed Date:
25 October 2017
Title:
Civic Freedom Monitor: Bangladesh
Source:
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Date of Document:
23 April 2017
URL:
http://www.icnl.org/research/monitor/bangladesh.html
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 — Bangladesh Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
URL:
http://www.bti-project.org/fileadmin/files/BTI/Downloads/Reports/2016/pdf/BTI_2016_Bangladesh.pdf
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
conflict; corruption; disappeared persons; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender-based violence; legal system; minorities; political activities; political opposition; religion; sexual violence
Title:
Bangladesh. 2017 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
2 January 2017
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=21165
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh (Tier 2 Watch List). Trafficking in Persons Report 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2017
URL:
https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2017/271142.htm
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. Country Reports on Terrorism 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
July 2017
URL:
https://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2016/272233.htm#BANGLADESH
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. Freedom on the Net 2016.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2016/bangladesh
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. International Religious Freedom Report for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 August 2017
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2016&dlid=268926
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. The Indigenous World 2017.
Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Date of Document:
25 April 2017
Editor:
Katrine Broch Hansen et al.
URL:
https://www.iwgia.org/images/documents/indigenous-world/indigenous-world-2017.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. General Logistics Planning Map.
Source:
World Food Programme
Date of Document:
11 May 2012
URL:
http://reliefweb.int/map/bangladesh/bangladesh-general-logistics-planning-map-11-may-2012
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh Administrative Divisions
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
URL:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/txu-pclmaps-oclc-793100352-bangladesh_admin-2011.jpg
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Title:
Bangladesh: October 2017 update
Source:
United Kingdom. House of Commons Library.
Date of Document:
25 October 2017
URL:
http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-7452#fullreport
Accessed Date:
31 October 2017
Title:
Victim Blaming: Bangladesh's Failure to Protect Human Rights Defenders
Source:
Front Line Defenders
Date of Document:
November 2016
URL:
https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/statement-report/victim-blaming-bangladesh%E2%80%99s-failure-protect-human-rights-defenders
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Information on the Jatiya Party, including its leaders, factions, youth wings and activities; treatment of members and supporters by authorities (2008-July 2011)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 September 2011
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=453567
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
election; political organizations
Title:
People's Republic of Bangladesh. Election for Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of 5 January 2014.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2436/
Accessed Date:
22 September 2014
Keywords:
election; political activities; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Arranged, forced, and early marriage; the matching process and the role of the matchmaker; consequences for refusing to participate (2003 – 2006)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 August 2006
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=450391
Accessed Date:
10 October 2012
Keywords:
legislation; marriage; religion
Title:
Bangladesh: Legalizing Child Marriage Threatens Girls' Safety
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
2 March 2017
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/03/02/bangladesh-legalizing-child-marriage-threatens-girls-safety
Accessed Date:
10 October 2017
Title:
Basic profile of child marriage in Bangladesh
Date of Document:
March 2016
Author:
Chata Malé; Quentin Wodon
URL:
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/642481468194960409/Basic-profile-of-child-marriage-in-Bangladesh
Accessed Date:
7 October 2016
Title:
The Invisible Minority: The situation of the LGBT community in Bangladesh
Source:
Global Human Rights Defence; Boys of Bangladesh.
URL:
http://www.ghrd.org/fileadmin/user_upload/LGBT_Report.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; human rights activists; Internet; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; religion; sexual minorities; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
Criminalisation of Homosexuality: Bangladesh
Source:
Human Dignity Trust
Date of Document:
25 October 2015
URL:
http://www.humandignitytrust.org/uploaded/Map/Country_Reports/Bangladesh.pdf
Accessed Date:
7 October 2016
Title:
Bangladesh: Violations against journalists and online activists in 2016
Date of Document:
May 2017
URL:
https://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/38730/en/bangladesh:-violations-against-journalists-and-online-activists-in-2016
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Under threat: The challenges facing religious minorities in Bangladesh
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
17 November 2016
URL:
http://minorityrights.org/publications/threat-challenges-facing-religious-minorities-bangladesh/
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh: Treatment of Religious Minorities
Code:
LL File No. 2016-013914
Source:
United States. The Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Research Center.
Date of Document:
August 2016
URL:
https://www.justice.gov/eoir/file/882896/download
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
July 2016
URL:
http://minorityrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MRG-SWM-2016.pdf
Accessed Date:
22 August 2016
Keywords:
citizenship; conflict; crime; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; femicide; humanitarian situation; indigenous groups; internal displacement; judicial efficacy; labour; legislation; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; sexual violence
Title:
Bangladesh. Statelessness among the Urdu-speakers. Resolving Existing Situations of Statelessness. Good Practices Paper.
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
23 February 2015
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/54e75a244.html
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; election; ethnic and national groups; human rights activists; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; minorities; social services
Title:
Legal Status of the Rohingya in Bangladesh: Refugee, Stateless or Status Less. Confined Spaces: Legal Protections for Rohingya in Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Source:
Equal Rights Trust
Date of Document:
16 June 2017
URL:
http://www.equalrightstrust.org/ertdocumentbank/Confined%20Spaces_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Reluctant Refuge: Rohingya Safe but not Secure in Bangladesh
Source:
Refugees International
Date of Document:
July 2017
URL:
https://www.refugeesinternational.org/reports/2017/rohingyabangladesh
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Slap on the wrist: Impunity for human rights violations against Santal community members in Bangladesh
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights et al.
Date of Document:
25 July 2017
URL:
https://www.fidh.org/en/region/asia/bangladesh/bangladesh-impunity-reigns-for-human-rights-violations-against-santal
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh. Comprehensive response required to complex displacement crisis.
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council; Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
19 January 2015
URL:
http://www.internal-displacement.org/south-and-south-east-asia/bangladesh/2015/bangladesh-comprehensive-response-required-to-complex-displacement-crisis
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; country overview; crime; election; gender-based violence; human rights activists; humanitarian situation; identity documents; indigenous groups; institutional efficacy; internal displacement; legislation; map; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; political opposition; political organizations; religion; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
Bangladesh. The 2017 ITUC Global Rights Index. The World's Worst Countries for Workers.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
Date of Document:
13 June 2017
URL:
http://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/survey_ra_2017_eng-1.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh Sustainability Compact. Technical Status Report.
Source:
European Commission
Date of Document:
July 2016
URL:
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2016/august/tradoc_154841.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
“Whoever Raises their Head Suffers the Most”: Workers' Rights in Bangladesh's Garment Factories
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
22 April 2015
URL:
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2015/04/22/whoever-raises-their-head-suffers-most
Accessed Date:
23 September 2015
Keywords:
abduction; crime; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; gangs; gender equality; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; political activities; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Study Report on Working Conditions of Indigenous and Tribal Workers in Bangladesh's Urban Economy: A Focus on the Garment Industry and Beauty Parlours
Source:
International Labour Organization
Date of Document:
13 July 2017
Author:
ATM Nurul Amin et al.
URL:
http://www.ilo.org/dhaka/Whatwedo/Publications/WCMS_563704/lang--en/index.htm
Accessed Date:
11 October 2017
Title:
Bangladesh – Reference Map
Source:
Médecins Sans Frontières
Date of Document:
19 September 2017
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/BGD_BM_A0P_170919.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
EASO Country of Origin Information Report. Bangladesh: Country Overview.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
1 December 2017
URL:
https://coi.easo.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/Bangladesh_Country_Overview_December_2017.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Les organisations islamistes
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
9 January 2018
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/5_bgd_partis_et_organisations_islamistes.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
People's Republic of Bangladesh. Election for President of 18 February 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3111/
Accessed Date:
24 October 2018
Title:
Les mariages forcés précoces
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
16 November 2017
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/atoms/files/6_bgd_mariages_forces.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Countering Jihadist Militancy in Bangladesh. Asia Report N°295.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
28 February 2018
URL:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asia/bangladesh/295-countering-jihadist-militancy-bangladesh
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Bangladesh: Violations of the right to freedom of expression in 2017
Date of Document:
2 May 2018
URL:
https://www.article19.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bangladesh_violations-of-right-to-FOE-2017.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
No Place for Criticism: Bangladesh Crackdown on Social Media Commentary
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
9 May 2018
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/05/09/no-place-criticism/bangladesh-crackdown-social-media-commentary
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
Title:
Bangladesh. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
July 2018
URL:
http://minorityrights.org/country/bangladesh/
Accessed Date:
15 October 2018
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