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Bangladesh

National coordinating body

Ministry of Social Welfare, Bangladesh

National policy on ageing
  • Bangladesh Population Policy, 2012 
  • National Policy on Older Persons, 2013
Action plan

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Health and long-term care
  • National Health Policy, 2011
  • The Mental Health Act, 2018
  • Multisectoral Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases, 2018-2025
Social protection and employment
  • Pensions Act 1871, 2019
  • Public Servants (Retirement) Rules, 1974
  • Old age allowance
  • National Social Security Strategy (NSSS), 2015 
  • Allowances to the Husband Deserted Destitute Women and Widow, 1998
Neglect and abuse
  • Parental Maintenance Act, 2013 
Enabling and supporting environments
  • The National Integrated Multimodal Transport Policy, 2013 (p. 15)
  • National Housing Policy, 2016
  • National Housing Authority 
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