Restrooms to be set up at all courts

To alleviate sufferings of the justice-seeking people, the Chief Justice has taken an initiative to set up a restroom on the premises of each of the District and Session Judge's Courts and other relevant courts.

A restroom of this type is being constructed the Supreme Court compound. The Chief Justice has instructed that this restroom be named 'Nyaykunja'.

A letter was sent to the secretaries of Law Ministry and Housing and Public Works Ministry, all district and sessions judges, chief architect of the Department of Architecture and Chief Engineer of the Public Works Department from the Supreme Court on June 13.

According to the letter, Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique has given opinion in favour of setting up a restroom for at least 100 people in each District and Session Judge's Court and for 40-50 people in every Chowki Court.

The restrooms will have separate units for men and women, separate room for breastfeeding mothers, two toilets in each unit, arrangement for potable water in every unit and a mini stationery shop, also reads the letter.

Md Saifur Rahman, spokesperson of the Supreme Court and also registrar of the Appellate Division, said, "Construction of the restroom on the Supreme Court premises is at the final stage. Hopefully, it can be inaugurated very soon after completion of the construction work."

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