Draft handed over to minister

Nagorik Uddyog, an alliance of 50 NGOs, yesterday handed over a copy of "Hindu Marriage Draft Law 2011" to Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed and demanded its enactment to protect the human rights of the Hindu women.
The platform took the initiative of drafting the law following the demand of Hindu women from different regions of the country, who have suffered due to the absence of such a law, said a press release.
Activists and officials of the alliance have already taken opinion from around 4,000 Hindu community members and around 200 Hindu lawyers on the drafted law.
Besides, several meetings and rallies were organised at grassroots level to discuss it when most of the people demanded enactment of the law.
The alliance includes Manusher Jonno Foundation, Ain o Salish Kendra, Bangladesh Mohila Parishad, Steps Towards Development, Naripakkha, and Research Initiative Bangladesh, among others.