Bangladesh Labour Act of 2006 clearly states that every woman employed in any establishment to be ensured their rights and privileges.

The Act also gives maternity benefit and other facilites to the woman. According to the section 46 of this Act, every women employed in an establishment shall be entitled to and her employer shall be liable for, the payment of maternity benefit in respect of the period of 8 weeks preceding the expected day of her delivery and 8 weeks immediately following the day of her delivery. For these 16 weeks of leave in total, the benefit she will be entitled to consists of a payment depending on her current wages. Woman employees of any establishment who has worked there for at least six months will be entitled to pregnancy leave along with full pay. Maternity benefits must only ever be paid in cash.

Employers are not allowed to fire, dismiss, or terminate any pregnant employees before the six-month mark or for eight weeks following the delivery date. The maternity benefit to which she may have become legally entitled will not be taken away from her if the employer provides a woman with notice or an order of dismissal, discharge, or removal “without sufficient cause” within the aforementioned time frame.

No employer can employ a women to any difficult work immediate after her delivery or 10 weeks before her delivery.

In the event that the women dies in the day of delivery or within 8 weeks after that maternity benefit will have to be paid to the person who takes care of the child.

According to the section 109 of this Act says that ‘ no women shall, without her consent, be allowed to work in an establishment between the hours 10 pm to 6 am.

Women in Bangladesh are required to work extra or late hours at some factories or TV stations. According to the law on labor, it is against the law for employers to hire women for night shifts without first getting their consent.

So, we can say that Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006 ensured right and privilege for women very clearly.