Dhaka, Dec. 15 -- Chief Justice (CJ) Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed on Sunday said that during certain political periods, the judiciary was perceived as an undeclared accomplice to unconstitutional exercises of power, misrule, and state hypocrisy.

"In Bangladesh's progress, many distinguished judges have earned deep respect through their wisdom, sense of justice, and moral courage. Yet, at times, some judges have directly or indirectly sheltered misrule and participated in acts of injustice," he said in his farewell address to judges of the higher and lower judiciary.

He added that such lapses, along with shortcomings in other state institutions, ultimately contributed to public unrest in July-August.

The address was delivered at the Supreme Cou...