Table 1 Summary of policy documents for each objective of the Action Plan

Strategies

Bangladesh adolescent reproductive health strategy (2006) [18]

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Strategic plan for surveillance and prevention of NCDs in Bangladesh 2011–2015 (2011) [19]

√

√

√

√

√

√

NCD corner initiative (2013) [20]

×

√

√

√

√

√

National communication strategy and action plan for reduction of NCD high risk behaviours in Bangladesh 2014–2016 (2014) [21]

×

√

√

√

√

√

The seventh 5-year plan 2016–2020 (2016) [22]

×

√

√

√

√

√

Health, Nutrition and Population Strategic Investment Plan, HNPSIP 2016–2021 (2016) [23]

×

√

√

√

√

√

The multi-sectoral action plan for the NCD control and prevention 2018–2025 (2018) [24]

×

√

√

√

√

√

National Strategy for Adolescent Health 2017–2030 (2017) [25]

√

√

√

√

√

√

Policies

National sports policy (1998) [26]

√

√

√

√

√

×

National Food Policy Plan of Action 2008–2015 (2008) [27]

√

√

√

√

√

×

Education Policy (2010) [28]

×

√

√

√

√

×

Child Labour Elimination Policy (2010) [29]

×

√

√

√

√

×

The National Health Policy (2011) [30]

√

√

√

√

√

×

Bangladesh Population Policy (2012) [31]

×

√

√

√

√

×

Bangladesh National Children Policy (2011) [32]

√

√

√

√

√

×

Nutrition Policy (2015) [33]

√

√

√

√

√

×

Legislation Acts

The Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929 (amended in 1983) (1929) [34]

×

√

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×

×

×

Cruelty to Women (Deterrent Punishment) Act (1983) [35]

×

√

√

×

×

×

Narcotics control act (1990) [36]

×

√

√

×

×

×

Playground, open space, park and natural water reservoir conservation act (2000) [37]

×

√

√

×

×

×

Prevention of Oppression against Women and Children Act 2000 (amended in 2003) [38]

×

√

√

×

×

×

Immoral Traffic Act (2010) [39]

×

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√

×

×

×

The Human Trafficking Prevention and Deterrence Act (2012) [40]

×

√

√

×

×

×

Safe food act (2013) [41]

×

√

√

×

×

×

Smoking and tobacco products usage (control) (amendment) Act (2013) [42]

×

√

√

×

×

×

Children Act (2013) [43]

×

√

√

×

×

×

Mental health act (2014) [44]

×

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√

×

×

×

Guideline

A field guide for detection management surveillance of arsenicosis (2005) [45]

×

√

×

√

×

×

Acute chest pain management protocol (2012) [46]

×

√

×

√

×

×

Dietary Guideline Bangladesh (2013) [47]

×

√

×

√

×

×

Surveys and researches

Strategies to improve reproductive health services for adolescents in Bangladesh: a community-based study (2005) [48]

×

×

×

×

√

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National cancer registry survey (2007) [49]

×

×

×

×

√

√

Global Youth Tobacco Survey Bangladesh (2013) [50]

×

×

×

×

√

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Bangladesh demographic and health survey (2011) [51]

×

×

×

×

√

√

NCD risk factor survey (2011) [52]

×

×

×

√

√

√

National Micronutrients Status Survey 2011–12 (2011) [53]

×

×

×

×

√

√

Bangladesh national health facility survey (2014) [54]

×

×

×

×

√

√

Global school health survey (2014) [16]

×

×

×

×

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Total

8

30

27

20

24

16