Senior Advocate, Bangladesh Supreme Court and Chief Executive Officer, Bangla Foundation
A few days ago, at an event in the National Press Club auditorium, an intellectual stated, “It is not enough to have free elections for democracy to be established in the country. Long-term practice and engagement are necessary. To establish democracy, it is essential to create a national consensus among citizens on various issues and to awaken democratic consciousness.”
Sometimes we have to face the question, why the cases filed with the money loan court are not settled quickly! Money Loan Court is a special 'law'. The Finance Act was originally enacted to strengthen and speed up the recovery of defaulted loans by banks. In other words, money lending laws were created to achieve a specific purpose. The question arises: to what extent has this specific goal been achieved? Or is it being achieved at all?