Lawyers to get long-term loan at low interest, says law minister

FE Team | Published: September 13, 2020 22:30:47

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq Sunday said lawyers would be given long-term loan at low interest to cope with the financial crisis caused by the long general holiday to stop the transmission of coronavirus, reports BSS.
"Lawyers could not practise for around 2.5 months, suffering a huge financial crisis. The crisis was even grave for the junior lawyers. They were suffering the most. They would be given long-term loans through the Bangladesh Bar Council to cope with the crisis," he said.
The law minister said these while addressing a virtual function to inaugurate newly-constructed eight-storey Faridpur Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Building, an official release said.
"We have been able to complete trial of Bangabandhu murder, jail killings and war crimes during the tenure of Sheikh Hasina government. Verdict was delivered in a case over custodial death, which was first of its kind in this subcontinent. All should remember the fact that none is above the law and all would be brought to justice for violating law," he added.
The law minister said at present around 3.7 million (37 lakh cases are pending with different courts across the country, adding, "We have to ease this backlog of cases."
"We would implement the 28.76 billion e-judiciary project. We would take a middle path between 'justice delayed is justice denied' and 'justice hurried is justice buried' and would try to lessen the number of pending cases," Anisul further said.
Presided over by Faridpur District and Sessions Judge Md Selim Miah, the virtual programme was further addressed by Faridpur-1 lawmaker Monjur Hossain, Faridpur-4 lawmaker Mojibur Rahman Chowdhury (Nixon), Law and Justice Division Secretary Md Golam Sarwar and Faridpur deputy commissioner Atul Sarker, among others.