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Eight proposals were put forward in a consultation meeting to amend the ‘International Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973’. The exchange meeting was held at the judicial administration training institute of the capital on Monday.

Adviser on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. In the exchange meeting chaired by Asif Nazrul, the proposed draft amendments were presented to make the “International Crimes (Tribunal) Act, 1973” timely.

The proposed draft amendments include 3 new sections namely 4A, 13A and 20A and 2 new sub-sections namely 3(3) and 12(2). Besides, amendments are proposed in Section 3(2)(a), 4(2) and Section 19.

Many people who attended the discussion meeting on the proposed amendment expressed their valuable opinions.

Adviser on Local Government, Rural Development, Cooperatives and Lands Ministry was present at the exchange meeting. F. Hasan Arif, Advisor to the Ministry of Industry, Housing and Public Works, Adilur Rahman Khan, Attorney General of Bangladesh. Asaduzzaman, Secretary of Law and Justice Department. Golam Rabbani, Secretary of Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Department (ongoing duty). Hafiz Ahmed Chowdhury, Chairman of Election Commission Reform Commission. Badiul Alam Majumder, Senior Advocate ZI Khan Panna, Former District and Sessions Judge Iktedar Ahmed, Senior Advocate Barrister Sara Hossain, Chief Prosecutor of International Criminal Tribunal Tajul Islam, Joint Secretary (Opinion) Law and Justice Department S. M. Saiful Islam, Joint-Secretary (Budget and Development) Ruhul Amin, Professor Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman and Professor Najmuzzaman Bhuiyan, Rajshahi University Law Department Professor Dr. Begum Asma Siddika, politician and lawyer Barrister Shamim Haider Patwari, Joint Secretary (Drafting) of Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Department. Rafiqul Hasan, lawyer barrister Jyotirmoy Barua, social media activist Dr. Zahedur Rahman, Sanjida Islam, Sharif Bhuiyan etc.