The government has taken effective steps to clear the backlog of civil cases that have been pending for a long time, the law minister, Md Asaduzzaman, has said. He said various reform activities were being carried out to make the judicial process faster, more efficient and more citizen-friendly. It is possible to reduce the case backlog through the exchange of experience and mutual cooperation, he said.
He made the remarks as chief guest at a seminar on “resolving delay in the disposal of civil cases: the joint experience of Bangladesh and Japan” at the Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI) in the capital on Wednesday. The seminar was organised jointly by the law and justice division and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
The law minister said there are still many civil cases in the country that are very old. Pending for a long time, these cases have increased the suffering of those seeking justice and created additional pressure on the judicial system. To overcome that situation, he said, the government is carrying out various reform activities to modernise the judiciary, expand alternative dispute resolution (ADR), introduce technology-based judicial services and make the judicial process simpler and more dynamic.
He said the experience and cooperation of international partners including Japan’s ministry of justice and JICA would play an important role in building the capacity of the judicial system. Joint initiatives of this kind would create new opportunities for the exchange of knowledge and experience between the two countries, which would contribute positively to increasing the efficiency of the judicial process.
Speaking as special guest, the deputy director general of the international cooperation department of Japan’s ministry of justice, Kazunori Nose, gave an assurance that Japan’s cooperation in developing the Bangladesh judicial system and building its capacity would continue in future as well.
The keynote papers at the seminar were presented by the senior assistant secretary of the law and justice division, Syed Md Shafayet, and a professor at Japan’s ministry of justice, Wakazono Rei. The additional secretary of the law and justice division, Md Khademul Kayes, gave the closing address. Judicial officers and representatives of the law ministry, Japan’s ministry of justice and other institutions concerned took part in the seminar.
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