Compare LGBT Rights in Sylhet & Dhaka

Equality Index ?
27 / 100
27 / 100
Legal Index ?
23 / 100
23 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough dataNot enough data
Homosexual activityIllegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment)
Since 1860
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1860
Banned
Since 1860
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforcedState-enforced
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2013
Gender-affirming careRestricted
Since 1969
Restricted
Since 1969
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2013
Recognized
Since 2013
LGBT discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Same-sex adoptionIllegalIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalIllegal
Blood donations by MSMsAmbiguousAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentN/AN/A
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