Law, justice and parliamentary affairs adviser Asif Nazrul on Tuesday announced that the government would launch an online bail bond submission system from Wednesday to eliminate harassment and corruption in the bail process.
He said that the new system would allow bail bonds of accused persons granted bail by the courts to reach the concerned jails online with a single click. 鈥楾his will stop the 12 layers of harassment and corruption that justice seekers face while submitting bail bonds manually to the jail authorities via courts,鈥� he said.
Asif Nazrul is scheduled to inaugurate the online bail bond submission system at a function at the Narayanganj Circuit House under a pilot project on Wednesday afternoon, according to a press release issued by the law ministry.
The law adviser made the announcement while addressing a programme for law graduates under an internship programme jointly organised by the office of the attorney general and the UNDP at the Supreme Court auditorium.
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman, while inaugurating the internship programme for the university graduate students under the deputy and assistant attorney generals, said the government plans to train 200 interns each year 鈥� 100 in every six months 鈥� to help law students from reputed universities develop into skilled lawyers. 鈥榃e have started the programme with 35 law graduates from Dhaka, Rajshahi and two other renowned public universities, he said.
He criticised the poor quality of legal drafting and case presentation by many lawyers, as well as the weak reasoning in some judgments compared with those of the Supreme Courts of India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
The attorney general stressed that strong training and practical experience are essential to becoming competent lawyers, citing legendary advocates such as Khandaker Mahbub Uddin Ahmed, Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed, former chief justice Mostafa Kamal, and constitutional expert Mahmudul Islam.
鈥楾hey were among the best lawyers in the country, even though many of them did not hold law degrees,鈥� he noted.
He also mentioned that senior lawyers like Dr Kamal Hossain, M Amirul Islam, and Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud achieved excellence through experience and mentorship.
Asaduzzaman thanked the UNDP for supporting the internship initiative and pledged to continue the programme independently when development partners are no longer involved.
The event was also addressed by UNDP Bangladesh resident representative Stefan Liller, Swedish ambassador Nicolas Weeks, and Norwegian ambassador Hakon Arald Gulbrandsen.