Bangladesh has canceled its judicial officials’ attendance at training sessions that were planned to take place in February at the State Judicial Academy in India and the National Judicial Academy in Bhopal.
In a circular issued on Sunday, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs declared the ruling. According to the circular, the Supreme Court’s orders were followed by canceling the previous consent for court officials to take part in the training program from February 10–20.
District and sessions judges or their equivalent officials, extra district and sessions judges, joint district judges, senior assistant judges, and assistant judges were among the trainee judges chosen under the program.
“The notification has been cancelled,” a representative for the law ministry stated. The spokesperson did not, however, provide further details on the notification. The cancellation comes in compliance with a directive from Bangladesh’s Supreme Court.
The Indian government was to bear all the expenses for the training. The canceled program was a component of a bilateral agreement inked in April 2017 when Bangladesh’s then-prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, visited India.
The agreement called for Bangladeshi judicial officials to get judicial training at India’s National Judicial Academy and other establishments in order to improve their skills and knowledge.
