1. Background, objective, methodology and actvities; 2. Bangladesh: an overview; 3. Cultural composition of Bangladesh; 4. Impact of Bangladesh culture on national development; 5. Intercommunity harmony in the traditional cultural expressions of Bangladesh; 6. Existing national laws related to the protection of intellectual property rights of Bangladesh; 7. Findings of survey based on principal questionnaire: gradation of TCEs; 8. Valuation of TCEs; 9. Divisional reports (divisional maps added); 10. Part I: identified traditional cultural expressions of Bangladesh with IPR recommendations; Part II: somme recommendations for a balanced relationship between the private sector and the TCE rights holders; 11. The protection of intellectual property rights of traditional cultural expressions of Bangladesh Act, 2006; 12. Case studies; 13. Description of some traditional cultural expressions (TCEs); 14. Fieldwork report (May 14, 2005 to January 16, 2006).