Dhaka, April 9 -- Parliament passed a bill ratifying an ordinance granting legal immunity to participants in the 2024 mass protests, while setting out a mechanism to investigate allegations of serious crimes committed during the upheaval.

The legislation, titled The July Mass Uprising (Protection and Determination of Liability) Act 2026, was passed Wednesday during the 11th sitting of the first session of the 13th National Parliament.

The bill, originally issued as an ordinance by the post-uprising interim government, was tabled in the house by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed in the chair.

The law provides sweeping protections for those involved in the July-August 2024 uprising, stating that all civil and...