Independent judiciary advances country`s development: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that her government has made the judiciary totally independent separating it from the administration, as the independent judiciary advances the country's development.

“After assuming power, we've made the judiciary totally independent separating it from the administration, which was the vision of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman,” she said.

The Prime Minister said this while addressing the closing session of the two-day International Conference on ‘South Asian Constitutional Courts in the Twenty-First Century: Lessons from Bangladesh and India’ as the chief guest at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) on Saturday.

Her government has taken various initiatives to ensure justice for people, attributing any country's development to independent judiciary, strong parliament and administration, she said.