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DHAKA, June 27, 2025 (BSS) - Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry is going to withdraw at least 20,000 false and politically motivated cases in the next six months, freeing the implicated people from all the stigmas and sufferings once and for all.
"I think the ministry will withdraw at least 20,000 false cases in the next six months," Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul said at a programme in the city on Thursday.
"The government has taken a bold step of withdrawing false or politically motivated cases and it has already recommended withdrawal of around 12,000 cases, which affect the lives of at least 300,000 people," he added.
The law ministry sources said the inter-ministerial committee headed by Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul from its 16 meetings so far (till May 28), proposed to withdraw 11,448 political cases and further work in this connection is ongoing.
It had also sought help from the political parties for withdrawing the cases filed with the intent to harass the opposition political leaders and workers during the fascist regime.
The ministry made the call in the backdrop of allegations from different political parties of dilly dallying by the government in withdrawing the political cases.
Ministry sources said the committee is recommending withdrawal of the political cases after reviewing the lists and related documents sent by district-level committees and solicitor wing of the Law Ministry.
It also pointed out that the political parties too may send list of political cases to the inter-ministerial committee to expedite the process.
"In view of this, BNP had sent a list of around 16,000 cases by January 14, 2025, and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami sent a list of 1,200 cases by April 27, 2025," Dr Asif Nazrul said earlier.
He, however, confirmed that the inter-ministerial committee, acting on its own initiative, already recommended withdrawing around half of those cases.
The law adviser also blamed two political parties for not sending relevant documents like first information reports (FIR) and charge-sheets (where applicable) with their case lists, saying it's the main reason for delaying the withdrawal of the cases.
"Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, on the other hand, filed a list of 44 cases just on May 20, 2025. Speedy action is being taken after reviewing the documents of the cases," the adviser said in a post on his verified Facebook account recently.
Meanwhile, the Law Ministry reiterated its call to the political parties for submitting the FIR and charge-sheets along with their list of the cases for their quick disposal.
