Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury urges faster e-Judiciary reforms to restore public confidence in Bangladesh’s judiciary. Photo : CU

CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY, Aug 20, 2026 (BSS) - Former National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Justice (Retd.) Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury today called for expediting e-Judiciary reforms, including AI-based case management and livestreaming of high-profile court proceedings, to restore public confidence in the judiciary.

He made the call while delivering the keynote address at the 8th A K Khan Memorial Law Lecture-2026, themed "Trust Deficit in Bangladesh Judiciary: A Way Forward," jointly organized by the Law Faculty of Chittagong University (CU) and A K Khan Foundation.

Justice Chowdhury said transparency is one of the five key pillars needed to rebuild public trust in the judiciary.

"Judgments should be published promptly," he said, adding that livestreaming high-profile cases could help dispel perceptions of secrecy surrounding court proceedings. Simplifying legal language in judgments, he said, would also make judicial decisions more understandable to ordinary people.

He urged judges to embrace technology and support the development of AI-driven tools to estimate case timelines and improve resource allocation. He also stressed the responsible use of social media to keep people informed about judicial matters.

Calling for greater automation of judicial procedures and a gradual transition to e-Judiciary, he said such initiatives could help reduce the backlog of more than 45 lakh pending cases across the country.

He identified perceived corruption, case backlogs, political influence and limited access to justice for rural citizens as four major challenges facing the country's judicial system.

To address these challenges, he outlined five key pillars--integrity and impartiality, efficiency and innovation, transparency, accountability and engagement and unblemished conduct.

Addressing the event as chief guest, CU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mohammed Al-Forkan said Justice Chowdhury had rightly identified perceived corruption, case backlogs, political influence and poor access to justice for rural people as major concerns.

CU Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mohammed Al-Amin and A K Khan Foundation trustee A M Ziauddin Khan attended the programme as special guests.

Prof Dr Rakiba Nabi, chairman of the Department of Law, delivered the opening remarks, while Prof Dr M Jafar Ullah Talukder, dean of the Law Faculty, chaired the session.