Back বাংলা ভাষা প্রচলন আইন, ১৯৮৭ Bengali/Bangla Loi sur l'introduction de la langue bengali (1987) French बांग्ला भाषा प्रोचोलोन आइन, १९८७ Hindi نفاذ بنگالی زبان ایکٹ،1987 Urdu
| Bengali Language Introduction Act, 1987 | |
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| Jatiya Sangsad | |
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| Citation | Act No. 2 of 1987 |
| Territorial extent |  Bangladesh |
| Enacted by | Jatiya Sangsad |
| Enacted | 8 March 1987 |
| Assented to | 8 March 1987 |
| Status: In force | |
The Bangla Language Introduction Act, 1987 (Bengali: বাংলা ভাষা প্রচলন আইন, ১৯৮৭) is an Act passed by the Jatiya Sangsad to give full effect to Article 3 of the Constitution of Bangladesh.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The statute states all records and correspondences, laws, proceedings in court and other legal actions must be written in the Bangla language in all courts, government or semi-government offices, and autonomous institutions in Bangladesh.[2]
The law was considered "a revolutionary step taken by the State" intended to empower the language of the common people and remove the language barrier installed by the British colonial authorities, which was construed to have obstructed access to public services and justice for ordinary citizens.[7] As a result of the law, all subsequent bills passed by the Jatiya Sangsad have been enacted in Bengali since 1987. Notwithstanding the Act, English is often used by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, which has elicited criticism for its perceived violation of the constitutional right of Bangladeshi citizens following the bloodshed of the martyrs of the Bengali language movement.[3][6][8][9][10][11][12][13] In February every year, the Act is discussed in seminars and newspaper op-eds.
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- ^ a b সর্বক্ষেত্রে বাংলা ভাষা বাস্তবায়নে কেন এ বিলম্ব?. Jugantor (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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- ^ "How far the use of 'Bangla' in the Court of Bangladesh?". The Daily Star. 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Linguistic rights - Rhetoric v Reality". The Daily Star. 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ সর্বক্ষেত্রে বাংলা ভাষা ব্যবহার : হাইকোর্টের নির্দেশনা সত্ত্বেও বাস্তবায়ন হয়নি. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ বাংলা ভাষা প্রচলন আইন বাস্তবায়ন করতে হবে. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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