Sheikh Hasina also spoke about rape and her government's steps to tackle the menace.
Nearly a thousand rape cases, including over 200 gang rapes, have been reported between January and September this year, according to Ain o Salish Kendra. The actual number is thought to be much higher as most victims do not report assaults.
Countrywide protests sparked by a series o rape incidents prompted the government to incorporate the death penalty as the highest punishment in the law for the crime.
Prime Minister Hasina said the government promulgated Women and Children Repression Prevention Ordinance 2020 to ensure the toughest punishment for the offenders and control this crime. The cabinet has already passed the ordinance and it will be placed in Parliament in the next session and will be passed as a law.lection
Talking about drugs, she said it is a big problem in the society as this menace completely destroys a family. She said the government is continuing its drive against drugs.
"We want everyone involved in drugs to be punished quickly so that the society and families can be relieved from the hands of drugs," she said.
The Prime Minister mentioned that when three organs of the country -- legislative, judiciary and executive -- work complementary to each other, then the country can run properly.
"In our Constitution that directive has been given very properly. The independence of the judiciary was also stated in the Constitution of 1972 very well," she said.
She urged the judiciary to take steps for introducing virtual courts in all jails across the country like it has been established in the Keraniganj Jail.
The Prime Minister briefly described various development activities of the government for the development of the judiciary.
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, Law Minister Anisul Huq and Law Secretary Md Golam Sarwar also spoke at the programme.
The Prime Minister renewed her call for writing verdicts in Bangla alongside English so that the common people can understand the judgments.
Saying that everyone is equal in the eyes of law, Sheikh Hasina highlighted various steps of her government for establishing an independent judiciary in the country as well as for the development of its infrastructure.
In this regard, she mentioned that the Law Commission was constituted to reform laws, multi-storied chief judicial magistrate buildings are being constructed in 42 districts, while the government has planned to construct such buildings in other districts.
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