UNB, Dhaka :
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged judges and lawyers to ensure people’s right to quick and hassle-free justice.
“Less expensive and hassle-free justice are the right of the people. This can boost people’s confidence and trust. Although we have our confidence and trust in the judiciary, (we’ll request it) to pay some attention to the matter,” she said.
The Prime Minister said this while inaugurating the newly-built Chief Judicial
Magistrate Court Building in Dhaka virtually from her official residence. She said that till June 2020, there are some 3,794,908 cases pending in the courts and requested the judges and lawyers to find a way for quick verdicts in the cases.
“Let not so many cases pile up. Please be cordial and take steps to finish these trials. We’ll extend our cooperation if needed, but we don’t want such a huge number of cases to remain pending,” she said.
The Prime Minister said that the Awami League government always pledged to establish rule of law. “Whenever we came to power, we ensured that first, we put our special attention to establish the right of justice for all. We work in that direction,” she said.
Recalling the miserable days of her and her younger sister’s wait for justice for the August 15 killings where her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated with other members of the family, she said that no-one should suffer in the absence of justice like they did.
Sheikh Hasina also spoke about rape and her government’s steps to tackle the menace.
Nearly a thousand rape cases, including over 200 gang rapes, have been reported between January and September this year, according to Ain o Salish Kendra. The actual number is thought to be much higher as most victims do not report assaults.
Countrywide protests sparked by a series o rape incidents prompted the government to incorporate the death penalty as the highest punishment in the law for the crime.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged judges and lawyers to ensure people’s right to quick and hassle-free justice.
“Less expensive and hassle-free justice are the right of the people. This can boost people’s confidence and trust. Although we have our confidence and trust in the judiciary, (we’ll request it) to pay some attention to the matter,” she said.
The Prime Minister said this while inaugurating the newly-built Chief Judicial
Magistrate Court Building in Dhaka virtually from her official residence. She said that till June 2020, there are some 3,794,908 cases pending in the courts and requested the judges and lawyers to find a way for quick verdicts in the cases.
“Let not so many cases pile up. Please be cordial and take steps to finish these trials. We’ll extend our cooperation if needed, but we don’t want such a huge number of cases to remain pending,” she said.
The Prime Minister said that the Awami League government always pledged to establish rule of law. “Whenever we came to power, we ensured that first, we put our special attention to establish the right of justice for all. We work in that direction,” she said.
Recalling the miserable days of her and her younger sister’s wait for justice for the August 15 killings where her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated with other members of the family, she said that no-one should suffer in the absence of justice like they did.
Sheikh Hasina also spoke about rape and her government’s steps to tackle the menace.
Nearly a thousand rape cases, including over 200 gang rapes, have been reported between January and September this year, according to Ain o Salish Kendra. The actual number is thought to be much higher as most victims do not report assaults.
Countrywide protests sparked by a series o rape incidents prompted the government to incorporate the death penalty as the highest punishment in the law for the crime.
