Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad has intervened and stopped the law minister after the Opposition leader objected to Md Asaduzzaman’s “additional speech” on the trial of enforced disappearances in the House. Asaduzzaman was speaking while proposing the passage of the International Crimes (Tribunals) (Amendment) Bill along with several others on Tuesday. The minister said: “This is a bill in which enforced disappearances have been included in the definition of crimes against humanity.”Those alleging that the government does not want trials into enforced disappearances should read the law thoroughly, he suggested. Soon afterward, the parliament moved forward to pass eight bills including the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, the Civil Courts (Amendment) Bill, the Registration (Amendment) Bill, and the Bangladesh Haor and Wetland Conservation Bill. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (Amendment) Bill, Sheikh Hasina Medical University (Amendment) and Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Medical University Sylhet (Amendment) Bill were also cleared.

Source: bd News24 April 07, 2026 10:54 UTC