Dhaka, March 12 -- The government has prepared the draft of the amended Women and Children Repression Prevention Act reducing the trial and investigation time of the rape case by half, said Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Wednesday.

The Law Adviser came up with the information while talking to reporters after a meeting with the anti-rape platform leaders at the Secretariat, UNB reports.

Referring to the government step, Asif said "We held a consultation meeting with all concerned on Monday and Tuesday. I have made a draft of (Amendment to Women and Children Repression Prevention Act) and today we are circulating it to some stakeholders. We will try to ensure strict implementation of the law as soon as possible. I have told them that the t...