Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anisul Huq said he will speak to the chief justice over their respective remarks. Earlier in March, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha said the prime minister was being misled about the judiciary. Minister Anisul Huq had later responded to the chief justice’s remarks by saying “the chief justices of other countries do not comment on political affairs.”Also Read- Law minister: Section 57 will be dropped from ICT actOn Wednesday, Minister Anisul said the matter was between him and the chief justice. The minister on Wednesday was meeting with US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat at his Secretariat office in the afternoon. The law minister also reiterated that section 57 of the ICT act will be repealed and a new Digital Security Act will be introduced.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 03, 2017 10:30 UTC