Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed Monday expressed the hope that the independent judiciary would play a tough and courageous role in establishing the true rule of law in the country, remaining free from corruption, reports UNB.
He further hoped that the judicial department would move forward for establishing justice everywhere in society, now as it was fully free from all spheres of influence following its separation.
"The pace of justice has to be swifter and the dispensation of justice visible and transparent," the head of the caretaker government (CG) expected.
He said that all institutions of the executive branch, including Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry, would remain fully prepared to extend all assistance in accordance with the Constitution in discharge of their (judges) duties.
The CA expressed the optimism while formally unveiling Bangladesh Code that contains all existing laws of the land in updated form at a function organised at a city hotel by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.
The Law Ministry and the newly created Legislative Drafting Wing of the Ministry with financial support of the government of Canada compiled and published the Bangladesh Code as a repository of laws.
It carries a total of 956 primary laws in 38 volumes after necessary updating of the laws formulated since after 1908 till January 2007, the function was informed.
Those who use laws professionally and apply everyday would benefit from the Bangladesh Code.
Law Adviser Mainul Hosein presided over the launching programme. Canadian High Commissioner (HC) Barbara Richardson and Secretary-in-charge of the Law Ministry Kazi Habibul Awal also spoke on the occasion. Advisers of the CG and dignitaries and distinguished personalities were present.
The Law Ministry has a plan to publish Bangladesh Code in CD form and releases on web-site.
The CA in his speech said updating the irrelevant and inconsistent laws into time-befitting ones had now become demand of the time and asked the ministry concerned to take the initiative.
He said that with the passage of time, many of the existing laws of Bangladesh had lost their relevance.
Stressing the importance of mass literacy and awareness in development and modernisation, which is applicable to developing countries like Bangladesh, he noted that justice and fair play had been molested routinely in various tiers of the socioeconomic arena due to poverty and backwardness in education of the majority people.
The situation would not have deteriorated so much if the general masses were more aware about laws and the judiciary, he told the function.
So the publication of Bangladesh Code bore importance and significance in building a just society through raising awareness about law among the masses and professionals.
He emphasised translating laws drafted in English into Bengali and Bengali ones into English for the convenience of law practitioners.
The CA, however, thanked in advance the Law Ministry for taking the initiative.
Fakhruddin said judges, lawyers and general citizens used to face various problems as the existing laws of Bangladesh were not easy available in the form of a code. They were often confused about the latest status of various laws as well as keeping track of newly framed laws also became difficult.
"This kind of problem arises because of the absence of a dependable compilation of existing laws."
He said the paramount objective of any state's legal system was to ensure good governance and fair justice through upholding human rights and justice. "Attaining this noble goal becomes difficult if the laws in vogue cannot be made available to the citizens."
Free judiciary must play courageous role to establish rule of law: CA
FE Team | Published: November 13, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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