A meeting of the Council of Advisers was held today with Chief Adviser Professor Mohammad Yunus in the chair at the Chief Adviser's Office in the capital's Tejgaon. Photo: PID

DHAKA, Nov 20, 2025 (BSS) - The interim government today gave final approval to the draft of Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance 2025 to establish a separate secretariat of the apex court aiming to ensuring the full independence of the judiciary.

The approval came from a meeting of the Council of Advisers held with Chief Adviser Professor Mohammad Yunus in the chair at the Chief Adviser's Office in the capital's Tejgaon.

"Today, we completed the full implementation of the verdict in the Masdar Hossain case and the final step for establishing the full independence of the judiciary," Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Prof Asif Nazrul told a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy here.

The press conference was organized to brief about the decisions taken in the meeting of the Council of Advisers. Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam was present on the occasion.

Noting that the Council of Advisers earlier approved this proposed law in principle, Prof Asif Nazrul said establishing a separate secretariat for the Supreme Court (SC) was among the recommendations of the Judicial Reform Commission, as well as the National Consensus Commission.

All the parties agreed during the discussions of the National Consensus Commission that there should be a separate secretariat for the Supreme Court to ensure the full independence of the judiciary, said the law adviser.

He said the desire for a separate secretariat for the Supreme Court has been present in the minds of Bangladesh's civil society for the last 20-30 years to ensure the complete independence of the judiciary.

"Today is a historic day for us. Many political parties have given many assurances, many words. Ultimately, we have now come to a good place," he said.

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