This document provides an overview of the law and court structure of Bangladesh. It discusses the classification of laws in Bangladesh, including criminal law, contract law, religious law, tax law, labor law and property law. It then describes the court structure, beginning with the highest courts - the Appellate Division and High Court Division. It outlines the subordinate civil and criminal courts, including sessions courts, magistrate courts, and different types of magistrates such as judicial magistrates and executive magistrates.

1. Law and Court Structure of
Bangladesh
Course Instructor: Repon Khan
Adjunct Faculty,
Faculty of Business Studies,
Bangladesh University of Professionals

2. Group-5 Members
• Md. Adib Ibne Yousuf (M17232003)
• Najiah Tehami Hasan (M17232026)
• Taposh Ranjan Sarker (M17232043)
• Masrur Alvee (M17232033)

3. Topics we covered
• Law
• History
• Classification of Law
• Laws in Bangladesh
• Court Structure of Bangladesh

4. MD. ADIB IBNE YOUSUF
M17232003

6. Law means any act, ordinance,
order, rule, regulation, bye-law,
notification or other legal
instrument any custom or usage,
having the force of law in
Bangladesh.

7. Legal History
A discipline that examines events of
the past that pertain all facets of
the law. It includes analysis of
particular laws, legal institutions,
individuals who operate in the
legal system, and the effect of law
on society

8. Classification
Private
Public
Civil
Criminal
Substantive
Procedural
Private
Public
Private
Public

9. Laws in Bangladesh
• Criminal Law
• Contract Law
• Religious Law
• Tax Law
• Labor Law
• Property Law

10. Criminal Law
The Penal Code, 1860 is the main criminal code
of Bangladesh; based on the penal code of the
British Indian Empire enacted in 1860 by the
Governor General-in-Council in the Bengal
Presidency.
•The Explosive Substances Act 1908,
•The Prevention of Corruption Act 1947,
•The Anti-Corruption Act 1957,
•The Dowry Prohibition Act 1980,
•The Women and Children Oppression Act
1995
•The Anti-Terrorism Act 2013.

11. Contract Law
Contract law regulates agreements
to exchange goods, services, or
anything else of value, so it
includes everything from buying
a bus ticket to trading swaps on a
derivatives market.

12. NAJIAH TEHAMI HASAN
M17232026

13. Religious Law
• Muslim – Islamic law
• Hindu – Hindu Personal Law
• Buddhist – Hindu Personal Law
• Christian - The Christian Marriage Act,
1872

14. Labor Law
The Bangladesh Labor Act 2006 was
amended with the Bangladesh Labor
(Amendment) Bill, 2013 to improve
worker rights, including greater but
limited freedom to form trade unions,
and improving occupational health
and safety condition in factories.

15. Property Law
The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 is
the basic property law.

16. TAPOSH RANJAN SARKER
M17232043

17. Legal System of Bangladesh
Organs of the Govt.-
1.Legislature/Parliament
2.Executive
3.Judiciary
Court System of Bangladesh

18. The Highest Court
• The Appellate Division
• The High Court Division

19. Subordinate Civil Courts
• Court of district judge
• Court of additional district judge
• Court of joint district judge
• Court of senior assistant judge
• Court of assistant judge.

20. Subordinate Criminal Courts
Two types
1. Sessions Courts
2. Magistrate Courts

21. Sessions Courts
Three types of Sessions Courts
• The Court of Session Judge
• The Court of Additional Session
Judge
• The Court of Joint Session Judge

22. Magistrate Courts
Two types of Magistrates
• Judicial Magistrates
• Executive Magistrates

23. MASRUR ALVEE
M17232033

24. Executive Magistrates
• District Magistrate
• Additional District Magistrate
• Executive Magistrates

25. Judicial Magistrates
Two types of Judicial Magistrates
• Metropolitan Magistrate
• Regular or Other Judicial
Magistrate

26. Metropolitan Magistrates
Three types of Metropolitan Magistrates
• The Court of Chief Metropolitan
Magistrates (CMM Court)
• The Court of Additional Chief Metropolitan
Magistrates (ACMM Court)
• The Court of Metropolitan Magistrates
(MM Court)

27. Regular or Other Judicial
Magistrate
Five types of
• The Court of Chief Judicial Magistrates (CJM
Court)
• The Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrates
(ACJM Court)
• The Court of First Class Judicial Magistrate
• The Court of Second Class Judicial Magistrate
• The Court of Third Class Judicial Magistrate

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