| Indemnity Ordinance, 1975 | |
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| President of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad | |
| Citation | Ordinance No. 50 of 1975 |
| Territorial extent | Bangladesh |
| Enacted by | Ordinance enacted by President Khondaker Mostaq Ahmed in 1975; Act enacted by President Ziaur Rahman in 1979. |
| Enacted | 26 September 1975 |
| Repeals | |
| Indemnity (Repeal) Act, 1996 | |
| Amended by | |
| Indemnity Act, 1979 | |
| Status: Repealed | |
The Indemnity Ordinance, 1975 was a controversial law enacted by the martial law regime of Bangladesh on 26 September 1975. It provided legal immunity to all persons involved in the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was killed with most of his family on 15 August 1975. Immunity meant the assassins were immune from any legal action. The surviving family members of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were unable to file a murder case against the assassins due to this law.
The ordinance was converted into an Act of Parliament by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on 9 July 1979 through the Indemnity Act, 1979.[1] When the Awami League led by Sheikh Mujib's surviving daughter Sheikh Hasina was elected to power in 1996, the law was repealed through the Indemnity (Repeal) Act, 1996.[2]