Compare LGBT Rights in Bangladesh

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
31 / 100
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentN/A
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