Judiciary misdeeds will be punished: Bangladesh CJ warns

A US protest over violence against minorities in Bangladesh. Pic/AFP

Bangladesh's newly appointed Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Monday warned of stern action if anybody from the judiciary was found to be involved in any "misdeeds".

Speaking at a reception hosted by the Attorney General's Office and the Supreme Court Bar in the Appellate Division, Ahmed commemorated those killed in the student protests that resulted in the toppling of the Sheikh Hasina government last week.

"I extend my congratulations to the students and the people of the entire country. I also congratulate those who supported this movement," he said.
The chief justice warned that no irregularity would be tolerated in the judiciary.

"I will work with devotion and honesty. I will do everything to establish justice in the society after the mass upheaval," he said.

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