Dhaka, July 10 -- The Council of Advisers at a meeting on Thursday approved a proposal for Bangladesh's accession to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OP-CAT).

The 33rd meeting of the Council of Advisers, chaired by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, was held at the Chief Adviser's Office.

The protocol was adopted in 2002, with the aim of strengthening protection against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Bangladesh became a State Party to the original Convention in 1998, said the Cabinet Division after the meeting.

The Council of Advisers also approved a proposal to establish a new Consulate General of Bangladesh i...