No state organ should accuse another: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed the need for maintaining an understanding between the state's three organs -- legislature, judiciary and executive -- to run the country successfully.

“A state could never be run properly if one of these [organs] accuses another... everyone should remain alert to this,” she said.

The PM was addressing a function marking the National Legal Aid Day in the capital's Osmani Memorial Auditorium.

The Day was observed across the country aiming to make people aware of the legal assistance provided by the government to the poor and insolvent justice seekers.

Hasina said every branch has power as the legislative frames laws, the judiciary implements those and the executive ensures enforcement of laws.

“So, none of the three state organs can move alone as all of them need to move ahead maintaining an understanding. I'll only say no one should forget that the state should have to be run properly taking everybody along.”

The PM called upon judges and lawyers to serve people with a more humane attitude to them to reduce their suffering.

Hasina said her government was working to establish an independent, neutral and modern judiciary system hoping that such legal aid services would help reduce discrimination.