Judiciary Reform Commission holds maiden meeting

The recently constituted Judiciary Reform Commission, which the government has formed to propose necessary reforms to make the judiciary free, neutral and effective, has held its maiden meeting.

The commission held the meeting at the Judicial Administration Training Institute in the capital on 6 October. Sources said the commission is scheduled to hold its second meeting on 8 October.

All the members of the commission, headed by Justice Shah Abu Naeem Mominur Rahman, attended yesterday's meeting. 

The commission held a primary discussion on the periphery of its work.

Through a gazette notification on 3 October, the government constituted the Judiciary Reform Commission. Headed by Justice Shah Abu Naeem Mominur Rahman, the members of the commission are retired High Court judges Justice Emdadul Haque and Justice Farid Ahmed Shibli; former district and sessions judge and former registrar general of Bangladesh Supreme Court Syed Aminul Islam, former district and sessions judge Masdar Hossain, senior SC lawyer Tanim Hussain Shaon, associate professor of law department at Dhaka University Kazi
Mahfuzul Haque Supan, and a student representative.