Dhaka, April 5 -- Bangladesh's judiciary is "on the brink" of establishing a Supreme Court Secretariat, Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has said.

At the 'Judicial Independence and Efficiency in Bangladesh' seminar at the Grand Palace Hotel in Rangpur on Saturday, he explained that a separate secretariat would help ensure the judiciary's institutional independence and autonomy.

"The proposed Supreme Court Secretariat will ensure policy-making and implementation, adequate budget allocation, infrastructure development, and transparency in judges' transfers and promotions," he added.

Judicial reform, the chief justice said, is not only the key to sustaining reforms across different sectors but has now become the symbol of "reform" itself....