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Thursday, 09 February 2012

US to assist Bangladesh in bringing automation in judiciary

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Reported on: March 10, 2010 13:35 PM
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News - US to assist Bangladesh in bringing automation in judiciary
Dhaka, Mar 10 (UNB) - The United States will assist Bangladesh in bringing automation in the Judiciary to help people get their rightful justice within the shortest possible time.

The assurance came from the US Department of Justice when a high level Bangladesh delegation led by Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed visited US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the US Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Virginia on Tuesday.

Other members of the delegation are Attorney General Mahbubey Alam and Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman, a release of the Bangladesh Mission in Washington said.

During the visit, the delegation members also witnessed court proceedings and working of US Courts. The delegation also observed sentencing as well as held post-sentencing conference with Judge Leonie M. Brinkema, Chief US Federal District Court Judge.

The Bangladesh delegation also engaged in an interactive discussion on different aspects of automation in the judiciary and sought US assistance for sharing their experience to help bringing automation in Bangladesh’s judiciary.

On March 8, the Bangladesh delegation had meetings with the US Department of Justice and the US Department of Treasury discussing aspects of US-Bangladesh mutual legal assistance and strengthening of Bangladesh financial systems by promoting transparency and accountability.

The US officials highly appreciated the role of financial intelligence unit in the Bangladesh Bank and observed that its decision to seek membership to Egmont is a sign of international approval and Bangladesh’s determination to bring greater transparency in the financial system.

Barrister Shafique shared with the US Officials the workings and strategic vision of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government to rid the excesses, inertia and accumulated irregularities in the Judiciary and bringing an end to the culture of impunity in Bangladesh.

The Law Minister elaborated on the Awami League’s election manifesto and expressed their resolve to bring war criminals and absconding self- confessed killers of the Father of the Nation to justice as per people’s mandate and expectation.

Barrister Shfique sought US assistance in helping them to deliver what the people of Bangladesh expect from the incumbent democratic government.

Dr. Atiur Rahman had meetings with the World Bank high officials on Tuesday and reviewed the progress of central bank `Strengthening Project’. The World Bank appreciated the pace in which this project is now being implemented and promised to relocate the unspent money into new areas of project implementation. The governor assured the World Bank of timely plementation of the project.

The meetings were attended by Thomas Buckley, Senior Country Officer; Lalita Moorty, Senior Country Economist, Banque Mondiale; Ivan Rossignol, Sector Manager; Ann Christine Rennie, Lead Financial Sector Specialist; and Ernesto May, Director, South Asia Region.

On Tuesday, Dr. Atiur Rahman also held separate meetings with Rachel Kyte, Vice President for Business Advisory Services, and Nina Shapiro, Vice President for Finance and Treasurer of International Finance Corporation (IFC), and discussed important project cooperation on Bangladesh Bank and IFC.
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