The Special Security Force Bill-2021 was placed in parliament yesterday, incorporating a provision for state security for family members of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and other “very important” persons.

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq, also the in-charge of parliamentary affairs of the Prime Minister’s Office, placed the bill, which was later sent to the parliamentary standing committee concerned for further examination.

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The committee was asked to submit its report before the House within 30 working days.

The proposed law comes as the existing Special Security Force Ordinance-1986 was left void following a High Court verdict.

The new law will have only one additional feature — providing state security to the family members of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and other “very important” persons.

Bangabandhu’s family members mean his two daughters, grandchildren, and in some cases, spouses or issues of the grandchildren.

The other “very important persons” under the law will be defined through gazette notifications.

In case of providing security to Bangabandhu’s family members, this new act will be given priority no matter whatever is there in  Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Family Members Security Act-2009.



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Source: Trend Viral Philippines