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Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haq on Friday said the government will take initiative to bring back all those from abroad were sentenced by the courts in Bangladesh. He came up with the remarks replying   to a question from reporters whether the government will take strong steps to bring Tarique Rahman back to the country. 14 gold bars worth Tk 1.5 crore recovered from Ctg airport He while talking to journalists at Akhaura railway station in the district on Friday morning. “We will try to strengthen the existing steps that have already been there,” he added. The minister said Dr Yunus was sentenced following the provisions of the law. Mother, minor son found dead in Pabna "As far as I have seen the documents of this case, I can say that the trial was held according to law. I will say nothing more," he said. Regarding BNP joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi's comment on education,  Anisul Haque said that it is completely baseless. African national arrested with 200 grams cocaine from Uttara hotel in Dhaka He said that the labour  act would be passed in the next parliament session. Earlier this morning,  Anisul Haque went to Akhaura for a 2-day visit to attend various functions including a public reception by Awami League.

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said that those who are saying that the number of parliamentarians is now 648 are misinterpreting the constitution. “They are making such comments to create confusion in the public mind intentionally for political reasons. Or they don’t have enough knowledge about articles 56, 123 and 148 of the constitution,” he said. Brick Kiln Tracker' to be used to detect polluting brick kilns: Minister The minister came up with observations while replying to journalists at his secretariat on Thursday. “As the tenure of the 11th national parliamensaidt will end on January 29, members of that parliament will enjoy state benefits till that date. Though the lawmakers, who became members of parliament through the 12th parliamentary election, have already taken oath, they would get state benefits after assuming their offices at the parliament,” he added. Environment Minister stops burning wastes at Osmani Udyan “The newly elected MPs would get state benefits from January 30," the minister said. The tenure of the current parliamentarians would expire after the sitting of the new parliament, he said. Bangladesh, India to work jointly to ensure cyber security: Palak

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq has called for swift justice delivery to alleviate the sufferings and distress of the people. He conveyed this message when female deputy attorney generals (DAGs) and assistant attorney generals (AAGs) met him at his office on Wednesday afternoon to congratulate him for serving for the third consecutive term as law minister. Secretary to the Law and Justice Division, Golam Sarwar, was also present on the occasion. Hasina’s return as PM was needed, says ADB’s country director Referring to the fast track of many cases to reduce the backlog of cases, the minister told the DAGs and the AAGs that many writ petitions are filed in the High Court. These “intimations” have to be done quickly. He said that the ministry seeking “stay” in the High Court can give instructions through the Solicitor's Office to vacate it. If it is processed a little faster and the information is given to the Ministry of Law, then it will be possible to work quickly on disposal. ADB President to PM Hasina: 'Under your leadership in last 15 years, Bangladesh made extraordinary progress in all areas of development' Highlighting various steps of the government to ensure justice, Anisul said the National Legal Aid Services Organisation was also established by the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to ensure justice. She enacted the Legal Aid Act in 2000 and established the National Legal Aid Agency under this Act, the minister said. When the BNP came to power in 2001, the activities of this organisation came to a standstill. When Sheikh Hasina formed her government again in 2009, this organisation was activated, and in the last 5–7 years it has been under a system. A legal aid office has also been set up in the Supreme Court premises, added the minister. Effective steps coming to control air pollution : Saber Hossain He said that the Supreme Court Bar Association's tireless efforts and leadership to implement the ideology of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the spirit of the Liberation War had a significant impact on public opinion in the last election.

Law Minister Anisul Huq bagged the Brahmanbaria-4 seat for the third time consecutively in the 12th national election held on Sunday. Anisul bagged 2,20,667 votes while his nearest rival, Shaheen Khan from the National People’s Party secured 6,586 votes. Nat'l Election: Hasan Mahmud wins for 4th time Annisul Huq was also elected a member of the Jatiya Sangsad in the 2014 and 2018 elections with the ‘boat’ symbol. The voter turnout in the constituency was 58.13 percent. Independent candidates Azad, Nixon win Faridpur-3, 4 The constituency has a total of 118 polling centres. Of these, 74 centers are in Kasba upazila and 44 centers in Akhaura upazila. Ferdous hits clean sweep in Dhaka-10 as debutant candidate from AL The law minister's father Sirajul Haque, a renowned lawyer of the subcontinent and a member of the Constituent Assembly and the constitution drafting committee, was also a member of parliament from this constituency.

Bangladesh's Law Minister Anisul Huq today (September 23, 2023) said that an application must be submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs to allow BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for better treatment. He said this while talking to reporters in Brahmanbaria’s Akhaura upazila. BNP extends 15-day programmes by 2 days “The application must be submitted to the Home Ministry, which then can ask the Law Ministry for its opinion. A decision will be reached upon their formal submission,” he said.  “Khaleda Zia continues to receive quality healthcare at Evercare Hospital despite her prison sentence, courtesy of the benevolence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” the law minister added. Earlier on September 18, the Security Services Division under the Home Ministry issued a notification extending the suspension of Khaleda’s jail term by another six months. BNP’s associate bodies’ road march from Rangpur to Dinajpur begins this noon Khaleda Zia has to receive treatment in Dhaka, and she will not be allowed to go abroad during this period, said the notification. BNP held special prayers for her at the metropolitan, district, upazila, municipality, union and ward levels across the country after Jummah prayers. The 78-year-old former prime minister has been suffering from various ailments, including liver cirrhosis, arthritis, diabetes, kidney, lung, heart, and eye problems. Since her conditional release in 2020, the BNP chief has been receiving treatment at the hospital under a medical board headed by cardiologist Prof Shahabuddin Talukder. Khaleda was sent to the Old Dhaka Jail after a lower court sentenced her to five years' imprisonment in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case on February 8, 2018. Later, she was found guilty in another corruption case the same year. BNP ‘secretly’ preparing for election to start nomination trade: Quader Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the government of Bangladesh temporarily freed Khaleda Zia from jail through an executive order suspending her sentence on March 25, 2020, with the condition that she stay in her Gulshan house and not leave the country.

Law Minister Anisul Huq  on Friday announced the dismissal of Deputy Attorney General Imran Ahmed Bhuiyan from his post, but did not cite any reason. The minister confirmed this while replying to a question from journalists at Akhaura Railway Station in Brahmanbaria on Friday. Read : DAG Imran broke discipline by making statements before media: Law Minister DAG Imran was dismissed under section 4(1) of ‘The Bangladesh Law Officers Order, 1972,’ according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. The order issued in the public interest will come into effect immediately, the notification read. The section 4(1) stipulates, ‘A law officer shall hold office during the pleasure of the President and his services may be terminated at any time by the president without any reason being assigned for his termination.’ Read : Muhammad Yunus: DAG refuses to sign anti-Yunus statement allegedly prepared by AG office On September 4, Deputy Attorney General Imran Ahmed Bhuiyan told reporters that he declined to sign a statement allegedly prepared by the Attorney General’s office in protest against the statement of world leaders in support of Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus. Later on Tuesday, the law minister  said DAG Imran breached discipline by making a statement about the issue without prior permission from the Attorney General. Read : Son jailed for life for killing mother in Sylhet “He (DAG Imran) is employed by the Attorney General's Office. If he wants to speak to reporters, he should either resign and speak or obtain permission from the attorney general's permission. He didn't do any of them,” said the minister.

The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of Cyber Security Act 2023 with the provisions of maximum Tk 25 lakh in fine for publishing defamatory information through digital media, said Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq. “There will be no provision of jail sentence and the government will impose fine after abolishing the jail term in the Act,” he told reporters after the Cabinet meeting at the Secretariat. He said that related provisions for cyber security included in the Digital Security Act will be retained in the Act without making any changes. Law minister questions citizenship of those who defy constitution According to the Section 29 of the Digital Security Act, if any person publishes or transmits any defamatory information as described in section 499 of the Penal Code through Website or in any other electronic format, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 (three) years, or with fine of Tk 5 lakh. As per the Cyber Security Act-2023, the government has planned to scrap jail terms and impose fines in this section, he said. “From now on the only punishment is fine in this section. But if anyone fails to pay the fine he would have to serve in jail for three-six months.” No dialogue with BNP over unrealistic proposals: Law Minister Earlier on Monday, the Cabinet decided to replace the Digital Security Act with the Cyber Security Act 2023, in which sections of the existing law will be amended. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the meeting in the morning. The name of the law has been changed, and some sections of the law have been amended, the minister added. On May 3, the law minister said that the Digital Security Act will not be repealed but necessary amendments will be made. Govt has plans to modernise Air Force, Navy: Law Minister The DSA was enacted on October 8, 2018 with the aim of preventing the spread of sectarianism, extremism, terrorist propaganda, and hatred against religious or ethnic minorities through social media, print media or any other electronic media. But, since its inception, the DSA has been criticized heavily for its widespread misuse, especially against journalists.  

There will be no dialogue with the BNP over any unrealistic proposals, said Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday (July 09, 2023). “Election is the only solution and there will be no dialogue with the BNP on any unrealistic proposals, besides the prime minister has directly said that no dialogue will be held with them,” he said while talking to reporters after inaugurating a training course for judges and judicial officers at the Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI). Read more: No dialogue with BNP on caretaker govt: Info Minister Talking about the RPO ('Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2023 of the Election Commission, the power of EC was not curbed rather the rights of people are conserved through the amendment of RPO. Replying to a question about the allegation raised by the BNP that the government has sent a letter to the justice and police to dispose of the cases against the BNP leaders and activities within two months, the law minister said “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led government has established the rule of law and there is no doubt in it. If they (BNP) showed any letter over it then there will be discussion. I think they (BNP) are active in making false issues failing to find any other issue. I firmly said that neither any letter has been issued in this regard nor any verbal order.” Read more: Law enforcers are being used to secure ruling party’s interests: Rizvi

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq said on Tuesday the government will consider updating the Digital Security Act (DSA) if needed. “We are taking the criticism into consideration. The law was enacted for ensuring digital security, we will hold onto this aim,” he said. The minister sat in a meeting with the representatives of civil society when the parties discussed this law criticised by many terming it draconian. Many say the DSA is regularly used to harass people. “We discussed their concerns about the DSA. We will also talk about the Data Protection Act. We will again sit to discuss the laws,” he added. Both parties agreed to have another meeting on the DSA on March 30. Read more: Govt to sit with stakeholders on possible changes to DSA: Law Minister TIB Executive Director Dr. Iftekharuzzaman said they demanded the abolition of the DSA. “We pointed out our concerns about the DSA. There is no chance to make the DSA acceptable. The law minister also talked about the misuse of this law. We think this law should be abolished,” he added. They will discuss the new draft of the Data Protection law in another meeting on April 6. “We would like to see the new draft positively. The government has given us an opportunity to review the draft. We hope they will consider suggestions,” said Iftekharuzzaman. Dhaka University International Relations Prof Dr CR Abrar, Supreme Court lawyer barrister Jyotirmoy Barua, academic and activist Rezaur Rahman Lenin, rights activist Md Saimum Reza Talukder, and Sharmin Khan, were present, among others.  

The Law Ministry on Thursday received a petition seeking another extended suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail term sent by the Homer Ministry. “The Law Ministry has received a file from the Home Ministry regarding the extension of Khaleda Zia's release term by suspending her sentence. We’ll send it back to the Home Ministry with our opinions,” Law Minister Anisul Huq told UNB. Replying to a question about whether the BNP chief will be allowed to go abroad this time, the minister said, he still did not see the file. “I’ve not received the file yet.  So, I can’t tell you what the file contains.” He, however, said the government first released Khaleda in 2020 with two conditions and her release term was extended several times with those conditions. “I think the previous conditions will also remain this time.” The BNP Chairperson younger brother Shamim Eskandar submitted a fresh application recently to the Home Ministry seeking a further extension to the suspended jail term of his sister as her release period will end on March 24 next. In the application, he also urged the government to relax the conditions of the BNP chief’s release and allow her to go abroad for treatment. In the previous applications, Khaleda’s family also sought permission to send her abroad for medical treatment.  This is the seventh time the BNP chief’s family sought an extension to her suspended jail term. The government accepted all the previous applications but did not give Khaleda permission to go abroad for treatment. On various occasions, the law minister explained that there was no legal scope to relax the conditions given by the government during Khaleda’s first release through an executive order. Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the government temporarily freed Khaleda Zia from jail through an executive order by suspending her sentence on March 25, 2020, with conditions that she would stay at her Gulshan house and would not leave the country. Since then, her release term has been extended every six months following the family's plea. The government has so far extended the convicted former prime minister’s conditional release six times, with the last extension on September 18, 2022. Khaleda was sent to the Old Dhaka Central Jail as a lower court sentenced her to five years' imprisonment in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case on February 8, 2018. Later, she was found guilty and convicted in another corruption case the same year. The 77-year-old BNP chief has been staying at her Gulshan residence since her release in 2020. She also received treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital six times since she was infected with Covid-19 in April 2021 As per her physicians, Khaleda has been suffering from various ailments, including liver cirrhosis, arthritis, diabetes, kidney, lung, heart, and eye problems. They have long been saying that the BNP chief needs to receive treatment in any advanced medical centre abroad for her critical diseases, including liver cirrhosis.