Foreigners Act

Foreigners Act

Human Mobility
Legislation
1946
See the publication
Year of publication
1946
Specific thematic area
Migration
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Cross-border
Type of environmental driver
None
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
None
Type of provision related to human mobility in disaster and climate change contexts
INDIRECT GENERAL - Supersedes all other legislation and grants the government the power and discretion to decide on the scope of the Act’s application.
Sub-region
Southern Asia
Region
Southern Asia
Macro-region
Asia
Relevant GCM objective
    5 - Regular pathways
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available

The Government may by order make provision, either generally or with respect to all foreigners or with respect to any particular foreigner or any prescribed class or description of foreigner, for prohibiting, regulating or restricting the entry of foreigners into Bangladesh or their departure therefrom or their presence or continued presence therein.

Art. 3(1)

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).