Dhaka, Aug. 1 -- Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul today announced that the interim government has so far withdrawn 752 harassment cases filed against students and citizens who participated in last year's historic July-August mass uprising.

Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday (31 July ) at the Secretariat, Dr Nazrul said recommendations have been made to drop more than 15,000 politically motivated cases following a thorough review of first information reports (FIRs) and charge sheets by district-level committees and the Law and Justice Division. "In addition to the harassment cases, the government has also withdrawn 408 speech offence cases filed under the cyber law," he said.

"As a result, thousands of ...