DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday (April 28) urged the judges and lawyers to be more humanitarian and serve the plaintiffs with extra care to reduce their sufferings in the courts.

Hasina said: “It’s not possible to lessen the sufferings of the people only through framing laws and development of the infrastructure of the judicial system. Our judges and lawyer should be more caring and come forward with mentality of giving service to the litigants.” 

The premier was addressing the inauguration program of the National Legal Aid Day at Osmani Memorial Hall in Dhaka in the morning.

She said: “The three organs of a state- legislative, executive and judiciary- must work together with consensus. A state can never run properly if the organs trade blames against each other”.

The prime minister recalled the jail experiences of Bangabandhu and her. She further said there are many people in the jail who do not know where to get legal assistance. “Many people are not solvent enough and many do not have relatives who can help.”

Highlighting the steps taken by her government for development of the judiciary the Prime Minister said there is no alternative to an independent judiciary to establish the rule of law.

She further said her government in the first session of the Jatiya Sangsad in 2009 has passed the Code of Criminal Procedure (amendment) Act, 2009 to give the separation of the judiciary from executive a permanent shape.

She also said a special committee has been formed in the Labour Courts to provide legal assistance to the workers. Legal public services were also made available in the Supreme Court. 

Besides, more than 2.31 lakh people were given the public legal aid services including 1.66 lakh women and children.

BDST: 1521 HRS, APR 28, 2017
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