DHAKA, June 20, 2018 (BSS) – Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Minister Anisul Huq today said BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is enjoying
more facilities in prison than the provisions that exist in the jail code.
“Khaleda Zia is already getting more facilities than that allowed by the
provisions of jail code. Government has no authority to do anything for her
by violating the law,” he said.
The minister said these while talking to journalists after inaugurating
37th fundamental training course for assistant judges at Judicial
Administration Training Institute (JATI) here in the capital.
Presided over by JATI Director General Justice Khondker Musa Khaled, the
inaugural ceremony was addressed by Law and Justice Division Secretary Abu
Saleh Sk Md Zahirul Haque, JATI Director (training) Golam Kibria, among
others.
While answering a question on the appointment of judges at the apex
court, the law minister said, “Right now we have four judges at the Appellate
Division. It is true that the number of cases is much higher compared to the
number of judges. But I disagree with the term that there is a crisis of
judges at the Appellate Division. In spite of this, appointment of judges
will be made at the Appellate Division soon.”
Anisul Huq in his speech before the trainee judges urged them to take
modern and science-oriented initiatives.
“Court is last resort of the justice seekers. Judges have to be honest
and devoted to ensure justice. Training is very important for increasing
professional skills of the judges. So we would take initiatives to make the
training period from existing two months to four to six months,” Huq said.