The government’s
responsibility is to create an environment where people can speak without
fear, he said at a seminar titled ‘Bangladesh
after the Election’ at CIRDAP auditorium in Dhaka.
Speaking about the Human
Rights and Enforced Disappearance Prevention Act, the minister said the
government was reviewing the legislation and would propose necessary amendments
before placing it before parliament.
On constitutional reform,
Asaduzzaman said reforms would have to be carried out while keeping the 1972
Constitution in view for as long as it remains in force.
“We want to move forward, not
backward. We may make mistakes, but we are trying. We want to move ahead
following the July Charter,” he said.
Responding to calls for
discarding the 1972 Constitution, the law minister said any reform must take
the existing Constitution into consideration as it remains legally valid.
He added that opinions and
proposals on constitutional reform would be considered, and those found
acceptable would be incorporated.
We need to think realistically about the Constitution and its reform, he said.

Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Published Date : August 24, 2026
