Law Minister

File photo shows law minister Anisul Huq addressing the media.

Govt enacted DSA to prevent cybercrime: Law Minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq has said that with the progress of technology internet based crimes have also increased across the country which led the government to enact the Digital Security Act (DSA), ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq

Anisul seeks EU’s continuous support to make LDC graduation smooth

Bangladesh stands grateful for Team Europe’s donation of vaccines for addressing the Covid-19 pandemic and mobilising finances for vaccine procurement and livelihood support, he said

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq after a meeting with US Ambassador to Bangladesh, Peter Haas, at the Secretariat, Dhaka, on 7 April 2022

Two specific issues were discussed in meeting with US Ambassador: Law Minister

The minister said this after a meeting with US Ambassador Peter Haas at the Secretariat in the capital

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen

Interview Digital Security Act abused a bit: Foreign minister

Not a single person died because of RAB in the last three months as we have taken many steps, said foreign minister AK Abdul Momen

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia

Khaleda Zia's jail sentence suspension extended for six more months

The government has decided to extend the suspension of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's jail sentence by six more months

Rape

Bangladesh to ban 'immoral character' evidence in rape cases

Bangladesh will ban questions probing the 'immoral character' of rape victims in criminal cases, authorities said Tuesday

Law minister Anisul Huq

Efforts on to capitalise on an innocent conversation: Law minister

Amid the spread on social media of an audio clip, law minister Anisul Huq has said efforts are on to capitalise on an innocent conversation.

Diplomacy or justice to tackle the sanctions?

Diplomacy or justice to tackle the sanctions?

That means the government is taking the allegations of human rights violations as mere propaganda in the international arena and feels no need to address the issue, or to improve the state of human ...

Hassling the president and the EC law

Hassling the president and the EC law

The government is in a flurry to enact the law for constituting the new election commission. The president's dialogue in this regard has yielded nothing

Election Commission Building

Cabinet meeting Law finally being made to constitute election commission

The cabinet has approved the draft law. The law minister says the new EC will be constituted on the basis of the law.

Neither the law nor the commission is for one single party

Neither the law nor the commission is for one single party

Despite some errors, four election commissions (except the Aziz commission) formed between 1990 and 2006 without any search committee, could hold credible elections. This was because the elections ...

Law Minister Anisul Huq

Formation of EC Wait to see steps the president takes after dialogue: Law minister

Law minister Anisul Huq has reiterated that there is no scope right now for the enactment of a law on the formation of election commission

Agitation in Shahbagh protesting the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in jail and demanding abolition of the Digital Security Act 21 February 2021

Can the law minister's assurances allay the 'digital fear'?

The law minister admitted that there had been misuse and abuse of the Digital Security Act. What he failed to mention was, who misused and abused this law. It has been the administration and the ...

Law Minister Anisul Huq

Journalists not to be arrested immediately under DSA: Law minister

Law minister Anisul Huq has acknowledged that there were incidents of misuse of the Digital Security Act

Law minister Anisul Huq addressing the media

Law minister rules out urgent enactment of law to form EC

Anisul Huq said under the current system the election commission is formed through a process initiated by the president in 2012

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