‘Judiciary must be separated to establish the rule of law’

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Staff Correspondent, Barta24.com | 2024-11-30 17:16:00

Dhaka: In order to establish the rule of law, the judiciary must be separated from the executive branch, said Chief Justice Dr. Syed Refat Ahmed.

He said this at a workshop for young lawyers who joined the association in 2024 at the Supreme Court Bar Association building on Saturday (November 30).

Dr. Syed Refat Ahmed said that the Supreme Judicial Council has been formed to remove judges, which was previously with the parliament. A formal proposal has been made to the government to separate the judiciary.

Urging on young lawyers to work with integrity, the Chief Justice said that institutional self-governance is an integral part of the independence of the judiciary. Young lawyers must strive to uphold the dignity of the judiciary. Lawyers must work more responsibly in the recent incidents that have occurred in the court arena. Overall, the judiciary will move forward in coordination with the bar and the bench.

At this time, a minute of silence was observed in the incident of the murder of lawyer Alif in Chattogram. Later, a special prayer was held for those killed and injured in the movement around August 5.

It is worth noting that Chattogram lawyer Alif was also scheduled to attend the Saturday workshop.

At that time, Senior Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury of the Appellate Division, Justice Farah Mahbub of the High Court Division. Attorney General Md. Asaduzzaman, President of the Supreme Court Bar Mahbub Uddin Khokon, and President of the Nationalist Lawyers Forum Advocate Zainul Abedin were present.

About 1,500 new lawyers from all over the country who had become new members of the bar were present at the event.

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