Law minister clarifies comments on Sagar-Runi case

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister AnisulHuqFriday said the investigation into the journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case will continue until the real criminals are identified and detained. "I feel sad actually, even if I say something good for you, you take it differently. My earlier statement on giving time for probing

Digital Security Act is necessary in current context: Anisul

Law Minister Anisul Huq Saturday said that the Digital Security Act (DSA) has a significant necessity in the context of current reality. "Nobody talks about the main purpose of the act. It is only said that this law has been made to obstruct the freedom of expression and press freedom,

No extrajudicial killing happened in country: Law Minister

With the US sanctioning the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) for ‘human rights abuse’, Law Minister Anisul Haque has said that that there have been no incident of extrajudicial killing in Bangladesh. His remarks came on Sunday, a day after the elite police unit and its seven former and current senior officials

Govt to repeal law on questioning rape victim’s character

The government has decided to scrap the provision in the 1872 Evidence Act that allows for the victim’s character to be questioned in a rape case. The amendment bill for the law is likely to be tabled in parliament during the session in January, Law Minister Anisul Huq told the BBC