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PM urges judges to ensure speedy trial

UNB, Dhaka
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday said sufferings of the people seeking justice could be greatly reduced if the judges took sincere initiative for quick disposal of the cases pending with different courts.
"Your role is very important in establishing the rule of law and justice in the country. We have enacted the Speedy Trial Act and set up tribunals where sensational cases are being disposed of. But many other cases pending with courts for long need speedy disposal," she told the 53rd annual general conference of Bangladesh Judicial Service Association at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital.
Chief Justice of Bangladesh KM Hasan, Law, Justice and
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Moudud Ahmed and State Minister for Law Shajahan Omar, among others, addressed the function. Ministers, MPs and judges of the Supreme Court and lower courts and officials of the judicial service were present in the first session.
Khaleda said law is the principal instrument in the delivery of justice while the honesty, skill and knowledge of a judge are also very important.
"I hope you will be sincere in acquiring skill and knowledge alongside maintaining honesty in judicial work," she told the judges.
The prime minister listed various legal steps, particularly the Speedy Trial Act, speedy tribunal, and law reforms for ensuring justice to people and curbing crimes.
"People's confidence has also increased in the judicial system because the act was never applied in political interest," she said.
The prime minister noted that any good law can turn into a repressive law, if misused.
Importance will have to be given in formulating new laws in future as well as their proper application for ensuring good governance and justice in society, she said.
The government has taken the initiative to form an independent anti-corruption commission and a bill is lying with the relevant parliamentary committee for vetting, she said, adding that the matter of setting up a human rights commission and the appointment of ombuds
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man are in the process.
Chief Justice KM Hasan said everywhere in the world, particularly in Bangladesh, position, skill and even honesty of the judges are being called into question.
"So it is the responsibility mainly of the judges to give a befitting answer to this question so that such question never arises," the chief justice told the judges.