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Item The Food Safety Act of 2013: A Critical Analysis and Reform Proposals(Premier University, Chattogram, 2018-07) Chowdhury, Ahmad RajibEnsuring food safety through legislative and institutional framework is considered now a vital fast of the state. The government of Bangladesh had also been trying since the independence of this country to regulate the food safety management under proper legislative and institutional interventions. In recent advancements, the food Safety Act of 2013 (FSA2013) in Bangladesh ass enacted for the maintenance of food safety in various meets through monitoring, coordination, testing, investigation and adjudication. However, some inherent loopholes remain inside and such lacunas should be addressed properly within a short period of time to get maximum compliance of food safety management system envisioned under the FSA2013. Problems like bureaucratic dominance in the structure and functioning of the institutions, shortage of manpower and fund, time consuming dispute settlement system, non-inclusion of contemporary factors in find business and food safety, absence of adequate rules for proper coordination etc. may thwart the expected goals to be achieved under this Act. This article is an attempt to and out the loopholes inside the FSA2013 with possible suggestions thereof for the elective, actual and sustainable implementation of the said Act resorting to contemporary problems in various sectors regarding food safety management system in Bangladesh.Item The Consumer Rights Protection Act 2009 in Bangladesh: Revisiting with Reformative Approach(Premier University, Chattogram, 2016-07) Chowdhury, Ahmad RajibConsumer protection through legislative intervention is considered to be the most effective way to ensure the rights of the consumers. The Consumer Rights Protection Act of 2009 was enacted in Bangladesh in order to safeguard the rights of the consumers mainly from hazardous goods and services. Some provisions of reparation by means of compensation, product refunding etc. were inserted here as a part of civil redress process apart from criminal prosecution against the offenders. However, it is a matter of great regret that this unique legislation had been ineffective from the very starting point of its execution in 2009 due to some inherent problems. Problems like bureaucratic constitution and power of National Consumer Rights Protection Council, exclusionary provisions for the consumers' direct access to the court to seek remedy, excessive power of the consumer directorate, limited scope in addressing service sector, absence of legal experts in executing bodies and council, non representation of core consumers from grass root level, shortage of funds of the consumer awareness and advocacy etc. have forcefully made this core consumer protection legislation to remain obsolete till today. This article aims to find out the loopholes of the Consumer Rights Protection Act, 2009 in Bangladesh and to give proper suggestions thereof resorting to comparative analysis especially with India and previous drafts on consumer protection available in Bangladesh.