Bangladesh may soon have a law to impeach, especially in the context of Supreme Court judges who are found to be in a state of incapacity and or misbehavior.
Disclosing this on Tuesday, the nation's Law Minister Anisul Huq said he expected the impeachment law to be in existence by December this year.
The Daily Times quoted Huq, as saying that he would seek the opinion of legal experts before formulating the law.
He was speaking to media after attending a programme at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka.
The law minister's remark came a day after President Abdul Hamid gave his assent to the 16th amendment bill amid widespread criticism.
The bill ensures that the chief justice-led Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) ceases to exist after more than 35 years of its introduction.
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Now, parliament is vested with the authority to remove the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners; chiefs and members of the Public Service Commission, the Anti-Corruption Commission and the National Human Rights Commission; and the comptroller and auditor general on the same grounds.
Parliament cannot remove SC judges or any of the aforementioned persons until the relevant law is enacted.