Dhaka, May 2 -- Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Friday said that in the light of recent student-public uprising, a rare and golden opportunity has come to guide Bangladesh towards peace and prosperity by learning from historical mistakes and reshaping the country.

"To utilise this opportunity, collective effort is required. If the hopes and aspirations of the masses that have arisen in the new Bangladesh are not realised, we as a nation will fall behind," he said while speaking at the inaugural session of the two-day '14th Biennial International History Conference and General Meeting' of the 'Bangladesh Itihas Parishad' at Dhaka University.

He said that since taking office, he has already announced a roadmap for judicial reforms to r...