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Speedy trial of law & order cases becoming permanent
Cabinet okayed the draft bill for hurried justice Monday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presiding over the cabinet meeting on Monday.
Dhaka, Jan 29 – The Cabinet on Monday has cleared the draft of Law and Order Disruption (Speedy Trial) Act 2024, aiming to make the existing provisional law permanent.
The approval came from the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in the city on Monday.
Briefing the reporters at Bangladesh Secretariat, Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain said the Law and Order Disruption (Speedy Trial) Act was first promulgated in 2002 as a temporary special law by the then BNP government.
The Awami League government has applied the law during its rule by extending its duration on several occasions through amendments.
He said the present Speedy Trial Act is due to expire on April 9 next. So, the Public Security Division placed the proposed bill before the Cabinet, saying that this law has successfully played an effective role in curbing crimes, he added.
“The cabinet has given its approval to make the Law and Order Disruption Offenses (Speedy Trial) Act 2024 a permanent law. There is no change in the draft law,” said the Cabinet Secretary.
The Cabinet has also approved another draft bill to pave the way for establishing a National Primary Education Academy. - UNB