Bibliography National Legal Instruments and National Policies 1. The Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (adopted 4 November 1972, entered into force 16 December 1972) 2. Bangladesh Open University Act, 1982 3. The Madrasa Education Ordinance 1978 (Act No. IX of 1978) 4. The Compulsory Primary Education Act 1990 (Act No. 27 of 1990) 5. The National Education Policy’ (Ministry of Education 2010) 6. The 1979 Interim Education Policy International Legal Instruments 1. Convention on Elimination of All kinds of Discrimination Against Women (adopted 18 December 1979, entered into force 3 September 1981) 1249 UNTS 13 (CEDAW) 2. Convention on the Rights of the Child (adopted 20 November 1989, entered into force 2 September 1990)1577 UNTS 3 (CRC) 3. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (adopted 16 December 1966, entered into force 23 March 1976) 999 UNTS 171 (ICCPR) 4. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (adopted 16 December 1966, entered into force 3 January 1976) 993 UNTS 3 5. The Convention Against Discrimination in Education (CADE) (Adopted 14 December 1960, entered into force 22 May 1962) 6. The Dakar Framework for Action (Text adopted by the World Education Forum Dakar, Senegal, 26-28 April 2000) 7. The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) (adopted 7 March 1966, entered into force 4 January 1969) 660 UNTS 195 (CERD) 8. UNESCO World Declaration on Education For All (1990 )art. 1 9. United Nations General Assembly UNGS A/RES/41/128 of 4 December 1986 Declaration on Right to Development 10. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (adopted 10 December 1948 UNGA Res 217 A(III) (UDHR) Page | 58