Dhaka, March 20 -- The Council of Advisers at a meeting on Thursday approved several key decisions, including amendments to the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam briefed reporters about the decisions at the Foreign Service Academy.

Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Wednesday said the government has prepared the draft of the amendment to Women and Children Repression Prevention Act reducing the trial and investigation time of the rape case by half.

Referring to the government step, Asif said, "We held consultation meetings 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 som...