Law and Justice Division

Law and Justice Division (Bengali: আইন ও বিচার বিভাগ) is a Bangladesh government division under the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs responsible for managing the judicial apparatus of Bangladesh.[1] Md. Golam Sarwar is the secretary in charge of the Law and Justice Division.[2]

Law and Justice Division
Formation2009
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
WebsiteLaw and Justice Division

History

In December 2009, the Government of Bangladesh, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, divided the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs into the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division and Law and Justice Division.[3]

On 29 July 2018, Law and Justice Division launched the Justice Audit Bangladesh in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center. The purpose of the audit is to examine the judicial services of Bangladesh.[4][5] The government of Bangladesh allocated 17.4 billion taka for the Law and Justice Division for the 2020-2021 budget session.[6]

On 6 March 2020, Bangladesh High Court asked the Secretary of the law and justice division to explain why Md Abdul Mannan, Sessions Judge of Pirojpur, was removed from his position. The court observed that the Judge was removed few hours after sentencing former Government Minister and Member of Parliament, A. K. M. A. Awal Saydur Rahman, and his wife in a corruption case. The judge also questioned if the transfer was an infringement of the judicial independence and why it should not be declared illegal.[7][8]

Units

References
  1. "About Us". old.lawjusticediv.gov.bd. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  2. "Secretary". lawjusticediv.gov.bd/. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. "2 divisions created in law ministry". The Daily Star. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. "National Justice Audit launching event held at BICC". The Daily Star. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  5. "Justice Audit Bangladesh". Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  6. "Budget proposes Tk 1,739 crore for Law and Justice Division". theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  7. "Why the judge was removed". The Daily Star. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  8. "Ruling against AL leader: Pirojpur judge transferred to Kurigram". The Daily Star. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  9. সলিসিটর উইং নিউজ বিস্তারিত ২০২০. solicitor.lawjusticediv.gov.bd. Retrieved 11 June 2020.


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