- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- Ambiguous
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
Public Opinion
According to recent survey data, there appears to be strong opposition to LGBTQ+ rights in Bangladesh.
History
Homosexual activity in Bangladesh is illegal (up to life in prison as punishment).
Since Oct 6, 1860
Same-sex marriage in Bangladesh is not legal.
Since Oct 6, 1860
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Bangladesh is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Bangladesh is legal, surgery not required.
Since Nov 11, 2013
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bangladesh is recognized.
Since Nov 11, 2013
LGBT discrimination in Bangladesh is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Bangladesh is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Bangladesh is no protections.
Same-sex adoption in Bangladesh is single only.
Serving openly in military in Bangladesh is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Bangladesh is ambiguous.
Conversion therapy in Bangladesh is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Bangladesh is n/a.
LGBT Rights by District
View the LGBT laws in each individual district of Bangladesh.
- Bagerhat
- Bandarban
- Barguna
- Barisal
- Bhola
- Bogra
- Brahmanbaria
- Chandpur
- Chittagong
- Chuadanga
- Comilla
- Cox's Bazar
- Dhaka
- Dinajpur
- Faridpur
- Feni
- Gaibandha
- Gazipur
- Gopalganj
- Habiganj
- Jaipurhat
- Jamalpur
- Jessore
- Jhalakati
- Jhenaidah
- Khagrachari
- Khulna
- Kishoreganj
- Kurigram
- Kushtia
- Lakshmipur
- Lalmonirhat
- Madaripur
- Magura
- Manikganj
- Meherpur
- Moulvibazar
- Munshiganj
- Mymensingh
- Naogaon
- Narail
- Narayanganj
- Narsingdi
- Natore
- Nawabganj
- Netrakona
- Nilphamari
- Noakhali
- Pabna
- Panchagarh
- Patuakhali
- Pirojpur
- Rajbari
- Rajshahi
- Rangamati Parbattya Chattagram
- Rangpur
- Satkhira
- Shariatpur
- Sherpur
- Sirajganj
- Sunamganj
- Sylhet
- Tangail
- Thakurgaon
- Barisal (division)
- Chittagong (division)
- Dhaka (division)
- Khulna (division)
- Rajshahi (division)
- Rangpur (division)
- Sylhet (division)