No case adjudicated yet

Some 215 cases have been filed under human trafficking act, but none of those has been adjudicated since enactment of the law in 2012, said speakers yesterday.
Lack of knowledge of investigation officers about the law; reluctance to arrest the accused; and delay in preparing charge sheet are the main barriers to the quick disposal of cases, they said.
They were speaking at a discussion titled "Prosecution and Victim Protection of Cases Filed Under Human Trafficking Deterrence and Suppression Act-2012" in the capital's Cirdap auditorium.
Shikha Shastha Unnayan Karzakram (SHISUK), USAID and Winrock International jointly organised the programme.
According to the law, law enforcers have to submit their investigation report within 90 working days and trial to be completed within 180 working days.
Zafar Ahmed Khan, secretary to the expatriates' welfare and overseas employment ministry; Kamal Uddin Ahmed, additional secretary to the home ministry; and Sakiul Millat Morshed, executive director of SHISUK, also spoke.