Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project

Act/Rule/Law/Ordinance Responsible Agency-Ministry/AuthorityThe Embankment andDrainage Act 1952Antiquities Act 1968The Acquisition andRequisition of ImmovableProperty Ordinance 1982 andsubsequent amendments in1994, 1995 and 2004The Factories Act, 1965Bangladesh Labour Law, 2006Ministry of WaterResourcesMinistry of CulturalAffairsKey Features-Potential Applicability Fish cultivation andmanagement in inland closedwater; Prawn and fish cultivation incoastal areas; and Preservation, management andexploitation of sea fisheryresourcesAn Act to consolidate the laws relatingto embankment and drainage and tomake better provision for theconstruction, maintenance,management, removal and control ofembankments and water courses forthe better drainage of lands and fortheir protection from floods, erosion andother damage by waterThis legislation governs preservation ofthe national cultural heritage, protectsand controls ancient monuments,regulates antiquities as well as themaintenance, conservation andrestoration of protected sites andmonuments, controls planning,exploration and excavation ofarchaeological sites.Ministry of Land Current GoB Act and Guidelines,relating to acquisition and requisition ofland.Ministry of LaborThis Act pertains to the occupationalrights and safety of factory workers andthe provision of a comfortable workenvironment and reasonable workingconditions.National Landuse Policy, 2001 Ministry of Land The plan deals with land uses forseveral purposes including agriculture(crop production, fishery and livestock),housing, forestry, industrialization,railways and roads, tea and rubber. Theplan basically identifies land useconstraints in all these sectors.National Agriculture Policy,1999Draft Wetland Policy, 1998Ministry of AgricultureMinistry of Environmentand ForestThe act deals with the programs relatedto make the nation self-sufficient in foodthrough increasing production of allcrops, including cereals, and ensure adependable food security system for all Establishment of principles forsustainable use of wetlandresource;Maintenance of existing level ofbiological diversity; Maintenance of the functionsand values of wetlands; and1-9