Dhaka, Jan. 4 -- Newly appointed Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury has called for cooperation from all to reduce the backlog of cases in the courts.

He made the remarks on Sunday, his first working day after taking oath, while speaking at a reception organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association.

CJ Zubayer was sworn in on Dec 28. As the Supreme Court was "in vacation" at the time, he did not participate in judicial proceedings earlier.

On Sunday, when the court reopened after the vacation, the Bar Association hosted a reception in his honour.

The programme began at 10:30am in Courtroom No. 1 of the Appellate Division, where Acting Attorney General Md Arshadur Rouf delivered the opening speech.

The acting attorney general urged...