Politically Motivated Murder Cases to Be Withdrawn: Law Minister

Dhaka, Bangladesh || Wednesday, 11 November 2026 || 26 Kartik 1433

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Politically Motivated Murder Cases to Be Withdrawn: Law Minister

Published : Wednesday, 11 November, 2026 at 10:43 AM, Count : 15

Politically Motivated Murder Cases to Be Withdrawn: Law Minister

The government will withdraw murder and other criminal cases filed for political harassment, but rape cases will remain excluded from the process, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman told parliament on Tuesday.

He said all applications would be scrutinised to determine whether the cases were politically motivated, assuring lawmakers that no discrimination or special conditions would apply.

The minister made the remarks while responding to supplementary questions from lawmakers Md Keramat Ali and Zainul Abdin Farroque during the question-answer session of the fourth session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad.

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad chaired the session, which began at 4:20pm.

Asaduzzaman said final reports had been submitted in most cases related to the July mass uprising since August 10.

Cases in which charge sheets had been filed but the recording of witness statements had yet to begin were also being considered for withdrawal, he added.

“Except for rape cases, we will withdraw all other types of cases, including murder charges, against those facing legal proceedings, provided the cases are found to be politically motivated after scrutiny. There is no room for any ‘ifs’ or ‘buts’ here,” the law minister told parliament.

He said individuals facing such cases could apply using a prescribed form. The government would examine each application and take necessary steps to withdraw cases found to have been filed for political harassment.

Even murder cases would qualify for withdrawal if they were proven to be politically motivated, while rape cases would remain outside the scope of the initiative, he reiterated.

During the discussion, lawmaker Zainul Abdin Farroque urged the government to present parliament with a list of cases filed against lawmakers, including 86 cases against him.

In response, the law minister said cases were not categorised as political at the time of filing, making it difficult to prepare such a list without examining each case individually.

He called on political leaders and activists who believe they have been implicated in politically motivated cases to submit applications in the prescribed format for review and necessary action.

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