Print Date: September 1, 2026 ||
Publish Date: August 24, 2026
Everyone has the right to protest, criticise govt, says law minister
Enamul Haque, Reporter ||
Everyone has the right to
hold rallies and criticise the government, except members of banned
organisations, Law Minister Mohammad
Asaduzzaman said on Monday.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.
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