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Chowdhury v Anti-Corruption Commission, Writ petition, Writ Petition No 13488 of 2015, (2017) 69 DLR (HCD) 253, ILDC 3095 (BD 2016), 21st July 2016, Bangladesh; Supreme Court; High Court Division

Date:
21 July 2016
Citation(s):
Writ Petition No 13488 of 2015 (Official Case No)
(2017) 69 DLR (HCD) 253 (Other Reference)
ILDC 3095 (BD 2016) (OUP reference)
Content type:
Domestic court decisions
Product:
Oxford Reports on International Law [ORIL]

Module:
International Law in Domestic Courts [ILDC]
Jurisdiction:
Bangladesh [bd]; Supreme Court; High Court Division

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 14 January 2025

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