Ensure swift justice for people: PM to judges, lawyers

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged judges and lawyers to ensure people's right to quick and hassle-free justice, reports UNB.
"Getting justice quickly, less expensively and hassle-free is 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.
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, Law Minister Anisul Huq and Law Secretary Md Golam Sarwar also spoke at the programme.
The Prime Minister renewed her call for writing verdicts in Bangla alongside English so that the common people can understand the judgments.
Saying that everyone is equal in the eyes of law, Sheikh Hasina highlighted various steps of her government for establishing an independent judiciary in the country as well as for the development of its infrastructure.
In this regard, she mentioned that the Law Commission was constituted to reform laws, multi-storied chief judicial magistrate buildings are being constructed in 42 districts, while the government has planned to construct such buildings in other districts.