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Justice Is Slow In Bangladesh Especially For Women And Children
According to Supreme Court data (till June 2019), a total of 1,65,327 cases are pending on charges of violence against women and children.
A total of 34,233 cases are pending for more than five years. 1,152 cases are pending with nine tribunals in Dhaka, 1,129 in Gazipur, 2,549 in seven tribunals in Chittagong, 1,105 in two tribunals in Noakhali, 1,554 in Naogaon, 1,383 in two tribunals in Sirajganj, 1,801 in Khulna, 1,746 in Bagerhat, 1,210 in Barisal, 3,375 in three tribunals in Rangpur and 1,163 in two tribunal in Nilphamari.
In a span of three months, more than 10,804 cases were filed (from April 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019) across the country, according to Supreme Court data. Of them, 1,076 cases were filed in Dhaka, 496 in Chittagong, 586 in Comilla, 367 in Sirajganj, 425 in Habiganj, and 169 cases in Rangpur.
A total number of 1,139 cases are pending due to stay orders passed by the apex court.
When asked if there had been any improvement in the long proceedings of a trial, Supreme Court lawyer advocate Fawzia Karim Firoze, said: “Due to various media reports, we now know about such incidents of repression of women and children. But is there any scope for improvement?”
“A few punishments may be handed out but the delay is mainly happening due to the discriminatory nature of laws. But we cannot even call it discrimination anymore,” the lawyer added.
She added that this discrimination had been there for a long time and hence those who tormented women thought that a delay in the delivery of verdicts was normal.
According to the law, a verdict should be pronounced within six months.
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