Speedy Trial (amendment) Bill passed in Parliament

Staff Correspondent, From the Parliament: The Jatiya Sangsad has unanimously passed "The Law and Order Disruption (Speedy Trial) (amendment) Bill, 2018 rising jail term to seven years for committing crimes that disrupt law and order situation.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan piloted the bill in the House, which was passed by voice votes with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair on Sunday.

Moving the bill, he said the original Law and Order Disruption (Speedy Trial) Act was first framed in 2002. According to the bill, anyone responsible for committing crimes disrupting law and order will face minimum two years and maximum seven years of rigorous imprisonment along with fine.

In the existing law, the punishment is minimum two years imprisonment and maximum five years imprisonment, the minister said.

Khan said the government on special power would appoint a first class magistrate for conducting the speedy trial court.

Earlier, the bill was given approval at the regular weekly meeting of the Cabinet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.

 

risingbd/Dhaka/February 11, 2018/Asad/A K Azad