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Cabinet okays draft law for making Speedy Trial Act permanent

TBP Desk
29 Jan 2024 22:21:38 | Update: 29 Jan 2024 22:30:30
Cabinet okays draft law for making Speedy Trial Act permanent
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chairs a cabinet meeting at her office in Dhaka on Monday — PID Photo

The cabinet on Monday has cleared the draft of the Law and Order Disruption (Speedy Trial) Act 2024, aiming to make the existing provisional law as a permanent one.

The approval came from the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in Dhaka on Monday, reports UNB.

Briefing the reporters at the Bangladesh Secretariat, Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain said the Law and Order Disruption (Speedy Trial) Act was first promulgated in 2002 and then the effectiveness of the law was extended on several occasions through amendments.

He remarked the existing Law and Order Disruption (Speedy Trial) Act would be effective till April 9. So, the Public Security Division placed the proposed law before the cabinet, saying that this law has successfully played an effective role in curbing crimes, he added.

“The cabinet has given the final approval to make Law and Order Disruption (Speedy Trial) Act 2024 as a permanent one. There is no change in the draft law,” said the cabinet secretary.

Besides, the cabinet has given the final approval to the draft of National Primary Education Academy Act, 2024 as well.

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