Bangladesh, Feb. 3 -- The government has issued a regulation allowing female prisoners to enjoy special privileges after 13 years of passage of the relevant law by parliament.
Female convicts would be able to enjoy special privileges including release on parole from jail under certain conditions as per the regulation.
The Ministry of Social Welfare issued a gazette with the regulation titled 'The Special Privileges for Jailed Women Convict Regulations -2020" on January 28, 2020.
A national or district committee would consider nine issues to allow the female prisoners to enjoy the special privileges.
The female prisoners will be allowed to enjoy, under certain conditions, other privileges including training with scholarships and rehabili...