Dhaka, April 12 -- Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has said that the Ministry of Law has made significant progress towards establishing a separate secretariat for the judiciary.

He also noted that work on drafting the ordinance related to the initiative is moving ahead swiftly.

The head of the judiciary made the remarks on Saturday at a regional seminar titled "Judicial Independence and Efficiency in Bangladesh", held at Khulna's Hotel City Inn.

The event was jointly organised by the Bangladesh Supreme Court and UNDP Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com.

At the seminar, he said the Supreme Court and the interim government are working closely to implement the judicial reform roadmap successfully.

"The interim government has provided since...