The interim government on Thursday approved the draft Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance 2025, which establishes a separate secretariat for the supreme court with the goal of guaranteeing the judiciary’s full independence.
The permission came at a Council of Advisers meeting chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Mohammad Yunus in the Chief Adviser’s Office in Tejgaon, the capital.
“Today, we completed the full implementation of the verdict in the Masdar Hossain case, which is the final step towards establishing the full independence of the judiciary,” Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Prof Asif Nazrul told a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy.
The press conference was organised to provide an update on the decisions made at the Council of Advisers meeting. Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam was present on the event.
Noting that the Council of Advisers had previously supported the proposed bill in general, Prof Asif Nazrul stated that the Judicial Reform Commission and the National Consensus Commission both recommended the establishment of a separate secretariat for the Supreme Court (SC).
All the parties agreed during the meetings of the National Consensus Commission that there should be a separate secretariat for the Supreme Court to ensure the full independence of the court, said the legal expert.
He stated that Bangladesh’s civil society has long desired a separate secretariat for the Supreme Court in order to maintain the judiciary’s complete independence.
“This is a momentous day for us. Many political parties have provided numerous guarantees and words. Finally, we’ve arrived at a satisfactory conclusion,” he remarked.
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