File photo of Chief Justice Syed Mahmud HossainAround 515,000 cases are currently pending with the Supreme CourtChief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain has expressed concerns over the number of pending cases in the Supreme Court, saying case backlog has reached a critical state. "There is not enough space for keeping files in the Supreme Court, due to the huge number of pending cases," he said. "In short, case backlog has reached a critical point." So, I have taken decision to sit with all the justices, to come up with a solution to case backlog." According to the report, there are 515,000 cases are currently pending the Supreme Court - which was only 25,000 in 1982.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 28, 2019 09:11 UTC