
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today
said all organs of the state should work with cooperative mindset in a
coordinated way to establish the rule of law, justice and democracy in
the country.
"The government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina always believes in
the independence of judiciary and it is sincere about ensuring the
professional facilities and independence of judges," he said.
The law minister said this while addressing the International
Conference on Judiciary across the Borders organized by the Bangladesh
Supreme Court at its auditorium here this afternoon, said a press
release.
Noting that the government is firmly committed to policies of
establishing the justice, democracy and the rule of law, Anisul said the
rule of law has been established in almost all sectors in the country
following the tireless works of the government of Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina.
"As a result, judges are now performing their duties independently with honesty," he added.
The law minister highlighted the government's role in improving the
working environment of the judiciary and said after materializing the
'Digital Bangladesh Vision', the government is now working on building
'Smart Bangladesh', which will have smart citizens, smart government,
smart economy and smart society.
In line with the vision 'Smart Bangladesh', Anisul said steps have
already been taken to build a smart judiciary aimed at increasing
transparency and efficiency in the legal system and access to it by
leveraging technology and modernizing the judicial process.
Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan chaired the function while Chief Justice
of Nepal Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha, Bangladesh Supreme Court's
Appellate Division Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam, High Court of Bhutan
Justice Lobzang Rinzin Yargay, Chittagong University (CU) Law Department
Professor Md Zakir Hossain and Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association
President Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon spoke it, among others.