Bangladesh National Archive Bill-2021 Passed
Desk Report
Published: 16 Sep 2021, 01:27 pm
Jatiya Sangsad (JS) || Photo: Collected
Bangladesh National
Archive Bill-2021 was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS), keeping a provision
that no record stored in the national archive can be destroyed.
State Minister for
Cultural Affairs KM Khalid today moved the Bill to the House which was
unanimously passed by voice votes with JS Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
in the chair.
Placing the bill, the
state minister said that the proposed bill would replace the National Archive
Ordinance, 1983 in line with a High Court judgment.
He also said that the
proposed law would help restore the national historical documents.
"The provision of
destroying any record has been dropped from the proposed law. So, no record
stored in the archive can be ruined," he said.
He added that the soft
copies of classified documents will have to be stored in Kaliakoir Data Center
after a certain period of time.
There will be an advisory
council and a director general for the national archive, he also said.
Earlier, the cabinet approved
in principle the draft of Bangladesh National Archive Bill-2021 at its regular
meeting.