Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that Awami League government had established the rule of law in Bangladeshi, bringing it out of the culture of lawlessness.

She made these remarks when the newly elected leaders of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association paid a courtesy call on her at her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka.

The PM congratulated the newly elected leaders of the SCBA.

She said that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party introduced the culture of forced disappearance, killing and lawlessness by proclamation of the indemnity ordinance over the assassination of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with most of his family members.

Sheikh Hasina, the eldest daughter of Sheikh Mujib, said that she had no right to seek justice and to get justice after the assassination of the great leader.

‘It was a gross violation of human rights. Today, we’ve been able to free the country from the situation of not getting justice. The Awami League government always believes in justice,’ she added.

She said that the Awami League government had made arrangements for people to get justice. ‘Our government has digitised the judicial system so people can get justice in a short time, not facing sufferings,’ she said.

The prime minister said that her government had made it (trial proceedings) virtual during the Covid pandemic so that people can get justice in a short time, staying at home.

Mentioning that the people are suffering due to electricity amid the ongoing heatwave, she said, ‘We’ve trying out our best and taking necessary measures in this regard.’

Sheikh Hasina said that Bangladesh witnessed impressive development due to the continuation of democracy for the last 14 and half years in the country.

She said that Bangladesh had graduated to a developing country only for dedicated efforts of the Awami League government.

‘We’ve been working to make Bangladesh a developed and prosperous country,’ she added.

Law minister Anisul Huq and AL advisory council member and senior lawyer Yusuf Hossain Humayun were present.