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Presented By:
Name
Ruhi Rownak
Saima Rahman
Mir Fariha Rahman

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Legal Compliances
of Bangladesh

Introduction:
Laws and regulations
are established by
governments to set
minimum standards
for responsible
behavior-societys
codification of what is
right and wrong.
Stakeholders believe
that business cannot
be trusted to do what
is right in certain
areas, such as :

Consumer Safety

Laws Regulating
Competition in Bangladesh

Competition lawis alawthat promotes or seeks to

maintainmarket competition by regulatinganticompetitiveconduct by companies.
The Competition Act, 2010 is enacted in
Bangladesh for establishment of a commission in
order to maintain and promote competition through
preventing, controlling or eliminating all forms of
anti-competitive agreements or arrangements
among enterprises.
This Act shall be applicable to all enterprises that
are engaged in providing goods and services for
commercial purposes.

Continued
Anti competitive
agreements:

Contravention of the
provisions contained in
the act shall be void.
Tie-in arrangement;
Exclusive supply
agreement;
Exclusive distribution
agreement;
Refusal to deal;
Resale price maintenance

Abuse of dominant
position
There shall be an abuse of
dominant position
under, if an enterprise
o Directly or indirectly,
imposes unfair or
discriminatory
Limits or restrictsProduction of goods
Practices resulting in
denial of market access
Uses its dominant
position in one relevant
market

Penalty for failure to comply with

directions of Commission

If any person fails to comply with a direction given by

the Commission under the Act ; the Commission shall
impose on such person a penalty of taka one lakh for
each day during which such failure continues

Penalty for offences in relation to

furnishing of information
oThe Commission shall impose on such
person a penalty which may extend to ten
lakhs Taka

Anti Competitive Practises in

Bangladesh

Natural monopolies

Suggestions:
Legal and regulatory should reforms

Consumer Protection Act

The Consumer Right Protection Act was passed by

the parliament and obtained assent of the president
on April 05, 2009 and its demand is the Consumers of
Bangladesh.
According to Section-2 (19) of the Consumer
Protection Act, 2009 in Bangladesh states the
definition of consumer meansWho except for the purpose of resale and commercial
intention.
Purchases or agrees to purchase any product by payment of
a price.
Purchases or agrees to purchases by part payment of price.
Purchases with the promise of paying price in extended
term or by installments

Laws Regarding Consumer

Protection

Pure Food Act, 2005

Standard of Weights and Measures
Ordinance, 1982
The Bangladesh Standard and Testing
Institution Ordinance, 1985
Smoking and Use of Tobacco Goods
(Control) Act, 2005
Bangladesh Standard Weight and Measures
(Labeling of Goods) Rules 2007

Suggestions
Monitoring of the mechanism whereby
prices and rates are fixed on the
consumer goods and services market,
Protection against

Improper marketing measures and inadequate

information.
One-sided contract terms and risks of economic
damage
Effective and impulsive dispute resolution
procedures for the consumer.

Law promoting Equity and Safety

Labor Law of 2006 stated about the

equity in the workplace to protect
the rights of labor, minorities,
women, old person and persons with
disabilities.
Law Promoting Equity and Safety are
segmented in many areas.

Laws Under This Law

Wages and Deductions
(WagesAct,1936)
Torequire employers to
make timely payments
of wages to workers
Employer shall be
responsible for the
payment to persons
employed by him of all
wages required to
bepaid under this Act.

Wages
Standardization
Minimum wages
board to set,.
The Ordinance
states that, subject
to such deductions
as may be
authorized under
this Code

Continued

Safety, welfare, health and other terms and

conditions of Employment: (The Bangladesh
Labor Code, 2006).
Working hours Overtime and Leave
Health and Safety
Welfare for Workers

Suggestions
The Creation
Ensure
Develop
Encourage
access
marketing
women
freedom
oftothe
the
finance
headed
and
labor
ofbasic
association
sales
-union
micro-credit
businesses
education
infrastructure

Environmental Protection
Act

The DoE has been working not only for

protection of environment of the country.
But also formulating requisite laws and
responsible the implementation of the
conventions, protocols and agreements
signed on environmental protection at
International and regional level.
This calls for creating mass awareness and
legal obligation.

Laws Under This Act

The Environmental Policy, 1992

Suggestions

Act would require complementary and

detailed operational rules.
Implementation of the Policy and Act
demands a significant amount of funding
and investment.
Neither the policy nor the law presents
clear operational guidelines for such interagency coordination.
Operational interventions have narrowed
down the functional effectiveness of the
policy and the Act.

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