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16/02/2025
Laws of Bangladesh

THE 1[***] SATI REGULATION, 1829

(BENGAL REGULATION XVII OF 1829)

Sati declared illegal and punishable

2. The practice of sati or burning or burying alive the widows of Hindus is hereby declared illegal and punishable by the Criminal Courts.


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