“When it comes to practising the rule of law Bangladesh is lagging far behind its neighbours,” he said on Sunday. He had to speak out to expedite reform in the judiciary, Justice Sinha clarified. “Bangladesh has not yet emulated the rule of law being practised at the lower court in Pakistan since 1973. Since this is not maintained in Bangladesh, the chief justice had to speak out,” he argued. Sometimes, when the verdict goes against someone, people make such comments that the judges get hurt, Justice Sinha said.

Source: bd News24 April 30, 2017 19:41 UTC