Cabinet okays amended law on speedy trial

The cabinet yesterday approved an updated speedy trial law aiming to improve the country's law-and-order situation.
A meeting of the cabinet with Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina in the chair at the Prime Minister's Office gave the approval to the Law and Order Disruption Offences (Speedy Trial) (Amendment) Act 2009.
The meeting also approved four other proposals for enactment of laws, Press Secretary to the PM Abul Kalam Azad said in a post-meeting briefing.
The approved acts are: the Bangladesh Economic Zone Act 2009, the Members of Bangladesh Public Service Commission (Terms and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Act 2009, the Bangladesh-Uzbekistan Cultural Cooperation Agreement 2009 and the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (Ratification).
Besides, the Local Government (Union Council) Act 2009 was presented before the cabinet but the cabinet sent it back for further scrutiny.