Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- The interim government has granted final approval to the draft Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance 2025, paving the way for the establishment of a separate secretariat for the country's apex court in a major stride toward ensuring full judicial independence.

The approval came at a meeting of the Council of Advisers held at the Chief Adviser's Office in Tejgaon, with Chief Adviser Professor Mohammad Yunus presiding. Later, at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Prof Asif Nazrul described the decision as the "full implementation" of the Masdar Hossain verdict, which mandated the separation of the judiciary from the executive nearly two decades ago.

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