FIR can not be lone component for trial

Pros and cons of a matter should be considered with equal importance before making a judgement.

This view was expressed by speakers at a day-long exchange-of-opinion meeting on, "constraint on applying existing laws to check violence against women", held here on Friday.

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Judges of Woman and Child Repression Control Tribunals from all districts under Chittagong division, judges of district and sessions courts and public prosecutors attended the meeting, organized by Naripaxma. It was held at a city hotel.

Justice AK Badrul Haq of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court was the chief guest at the meeting, presided over by District and Sessions Judge Abdur Rahman Patowary.

Justice Haq in his speech said, as the society as well as thoughts and mentality of people are changing with the change of time. So laws are also requiring changes. It should be done through amendment and explanation of laws by higher courts, he said.

"Rights of women as well as of people can be ensured only in this way," he added.

Supreme Court lawyer UM Habibunnesa moderated the meeting. Naripaxma member Rashida Hossain delivered the address of welcome.

Justice Bhabani Prasad Singha, Justice Anwarul Haq, Justice Harun Ur Rashid Majumder, Justice Shamim Md. Afzal, Justice Rashedul Hasan Patowary, Justice Md Mujibul Kamal and a good number of public prosecutors, lawyers and journalists were present at the meeting.