Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

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Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (Bengali: আইন, বিচার ও সংসদ বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়; Ā'ina, bicāra ō sansada biṣaẏaka mantraṇālaẏa) is a ministry of the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh which deals with the management of the legal affairs, legislative activities, handles affairs relating to the Parliament of Bangladesh and administration of justice in Bangladesh through its two divisions: Law and Justice Division and the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division respectively.^[2]

People's Republic of Bangladesh
Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs

আইন, বিচার ও সংসদ বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয় Ā'ina, bicāra ō sansada biṣaẏaka mantraṇālaẏa
Government of Bangladesh Seal
Agency overview
Formed	12 January 1972
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Secretariat, Dhaka^[1]
Minister responsible	Anisul Huq
Agency executives	Md. Golam Sarwar, Secretary (In Charge), Law and Justice Division Md. Mainul Kabir, Secretary (In Charge), Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division
Website	minlaw.gov.bd

History

Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs was established in 1972.^[2]

List of ministers

The Ministers in the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs are as follows:^[3]

• Kamal Hossain (1972–1973)
• Monoranjan Dhar (1973–1975)
• Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem (1975–1977)
• Abdus Sattar (1977–1981)
• TH Khan (1981–1982)
• Shah Mohammad Azizur Rahman (1982)
• Khondokar Abubakar (1982–1984)
• Ataur Rahman (1984–1985)
• AR Yusuf (19 January 1985 – 17 February 1985)
• AKM Nurul Islam (1985–1989)
• Moudud Ahmed (1989–1990)
• Habibul Islam Bhuiyan (1990)
• Md. Abdul Khaleq (1990–1991)
• Mirza Golam Hafiz (1991–1996)
• Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar (1996)
• Syed Istiaq Ahmed (1996)
• Abdul Matin Khasru (1997–2001)
• Syed Istiaq Ahmed (2001)
• Moudud Ahmed (2001–2006)
• Md. Fazlul Haque (2006–2007)
• Mainul Husein (2007–2008)
• A F Hasan Arif (2008–2009)
• Shafique Ahmed (2009–2014)
• Anisul Huq^[4] (2014–present)

Directorates

Law and Justice Division

• Bangladesh Supreme Court
• Bangladesh Law Commission
• Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission
• National Legal Aid Agency
• Directorate of Registration

Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division

• Bangladesh Law Commission
• Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission
• The Attorney General's Office

See also

• Justice ministry
• Politics of Bangladesh

References

1. "List of Ministries and Divisions". cabinet.gov.bd.
2. "Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs". minlaw.gov.bd.
3. www.lawjusticediv.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
4. আইন ও বিচার বিভাগ-গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার. lawjusticediv.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 1 July 2018.