Sangsad Bhaban, April 30 -- The government has plans to review and update outdated laws inherited from the British colonial and Pakistan periods to make them suitable for present-day Bangladesh, Law Minister Md. Asaduzzaman told Parliament on Thursday.

Responding to a scripted question from BNP lawmaker elected from Naogaon-3 Md. Fazle Huda, the minister said that following the independence of Bangladesh, the government enacted The Bangladesh Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1973 to establish a coherent legal framework in the newly formed state.

He said the law provided for a comprehensive review, amendment and repeal of all laws, presidential orders and legislative instruments applicable in Bangladesh since March 26, 1971.

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