Section 144

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Section 144 is a section of Bangladesh Code of Criminal Procedure, which prohibits assembly of five or more persons, holding of public meetings, and carrying of firearms and can be invoked for up to two months.[1][2] It also gives the magistracy the power to issue order absolute at once in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger.[3] With the introduction of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in 1976, Section 144 has ceased to operate in the metropolitan jurisdiction.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bangladesh Criminal Justice Based on the Country Studies Series by Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress
  2. ^ Code of Criminal Procedure: Issue Paper on Bangladesh State Protection Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Retrieved: July 01, 2007.
  3. ^ Role of Criminal Law in the protection of the Environment:Bangladesh context Asian Crime Prevention Foundation. Retrieved: July 01, 2007.
  4. ^ Dhaka siege: Some unanswered questions The New Age. Retrieved: July 01, 2007.


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