The participation of Bangladeshi judicial officials in upcoming training sessions scheduled for February at the National Judicial Academy in Bhopal and a state judicial academy in India has been cancelled.
This decision was disclosed in a circular issued by the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs on Sunday.
The circular states that the Supreme Court's directives led to the cancellation of the earlier approval for judicial officials to attend the training programme from February 10 to 20.
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The initial approval for 50 officials was granted through a notification issued on December 30.
The nominated officials included Assistant Judges, Senior Assistant Judges, Joint District and Sessions Judges, Additional District and Sessions Judges, District and Sessions Judges, and other equivalent-level officers.
The circular further mentioned that all expenses for the training were to be borne by the Indian government, with no financial involvement from the government of Bangladesh.
The cancelled programme was part of a bilateral understanding signed in April 2017 during then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India.
Under the agreement, judicial training was arranged to enhance the capacity and expertise of Bangladeshi judicial officials at India’s National Judicial Academy and other institutions.