In fact, digitalizing various aspects of our justice system should have happened sooner, but due to various complications in Bangladesh, it is easier said than done. For one, in spite of widespread mobile phone usage throughout the country, we are still lagging behind when it comes to internet usage and digital literacy. Furthermore, many legal professionals, especially the more senior lawyers themselves, though highly educated, are not proficient and comfortable with the use of technology. Therefore, in spite of efforts to make the system adapt, again and again it has slipped into the older, less efficient ways. A better digital system, paired with greater computer and digital literacy across the nation, is the way forward.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 28, 2020 22:18 UTC