Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs ( bn, 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 The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of B ...

and administration of justice in Bangladesh through its two divisions: ''Law and Justice Division'' and the ''Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division'' respectively.

History

Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs was established in 1972.

List of ministers

The Ministers in the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs are as follows: *

Kamal Hossain Kamal Hossain (born 20 April 1937) is a founding leader, lawyer and politician of Bangladesh. He is known as the "father of the Bangladeshi constitution" and regarded as an icon of secular democracy in the Indian subcontinent. Hossain currently ...

(1972-1973) * Monoranjan Dhar (1973-1975) * Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem (1975-1977) *

Abdus Sattar ʻAbd al-Sattār (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الستّار) is an Arabic Muslim male given name, built on the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Sattār''. The name means "servant of the Veiler (of sins)". Because the letter s is a sun lett ...

(1977-1981) * TH Khan (1981-1982) * Shah Mohammad Azizur Rahman (1982) * Khondokar Abubakar (1982-1984) *

Ataur Rahman Ataur Rahman (born 18 June 1941) is a Bangladeshi stage and television actor. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2001 and Independence Award in 2021 by the government of Bangladesh for his contribution to drama. Career Rahman served as the general ...

(1984-1985) * AR Yusuf (19 January 1985 - 17 February 1985) * AKM Nurul Islam (1985-1989) *

Moudud Ahmed Moudud Ahmed (24 May 1940 – 16 March 2021) was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was a standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Ahmed was elected as a Jatiya Sangsad member total five times from Noakhali-1 and Noakhali-5 ...

(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 Abdul Matin Khasru (12 February 1950 – 14 April 2021) was a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He was a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-5 constituency during 1991–1995, 1996–2001 and 2009–2021. He served in the first Hasi ...

(1997-2001) * Syed Istiaq Ahmed (2001) *

(2001-2006) * Md. Fazlul Haque (2006-2007) * Mainul Husein (2007-2008) * A F Hasan Arif (2008-2009) *

Shafique Ahmed Shafique Ahmed (born 16 July 1937) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician. He served as the Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. Education Ahmed earned his bachelor's and master's in geography fro ...

(2009-2014) * Anisul Huq (2014–present)

Directorates

Law and Justice Division

* Bangladesh Supreme Court *

Bangladesh Law Commission The Law Commission of Bangladesh is an independent body, set up through an act passed in the national parliament that reviews laws and recommends reforms when necessary in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), ...

* Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission *

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Directorate of Registration Directorate of Registration () is a Bangladesh government directorate under the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, which responsible for registration of property and collecting registration tax. It is also responsible for registr ...

Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division

Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) ( bn, জাতীয় মানবাধিকার কমিশন) of Bangladesh is an autonomous public body. History National Human Rights Commission was established on 9 December 2007 by the ...

* The Attorney General's Office

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