Mediation mandatory before filing cases under 8 laws in 12 dists

No one can now file cases directly with the courts under eight laws, including the Family Courts Act and the Dowry Prohibition Act, in 12 districts. The districts are Faridpur, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Satkhira, Kushtia, Cumilla, Noakhali, Rangamati, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, and Sunamganj. Under the new provision, which came into effect on Thursday (September 18), mediation at the District Legal Aid Office has been made mandatory before such cases can be taken to court. Earlier, on Tuesday (September 16), the National Legal Aid Services Organization (NLASO) issued a public notice in this regard. The following day (September 17), the provision was formally inaugurated in Sylhet by Dr Asif Nazrul, Adviser to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. According to...