Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Profile
- Head
- Md. Asaduzzaman
- Role
- Minister
- Annual budget
- ৳22,000,000,000
- Staff
- —
- Established
- 1972
- Legal basis
- Constitution of Bangladesh, Article 55; Rules of Business 1996
Focused on judicial digitisation (e-Judiciary project, e-bail bonds, online marriage/divorce registration), reducing the 4 million-case backlog through procedural law amendments and 232 new judge posts, repealing the 2025 judicial appointment ordinance to restore executive distance from the Supreme Court, and reintroducing the stalled ACC reform bill while pushing for a larger FY2026-27 judiciary budget.
Recent activity
- 2026-02-17 appointment Md. Asaduzzaman sworn in as Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs in the BNP-led government under PM Tarique Rahman; former 17th Attorney General of Bangladesh (2024-2025). ↗↗↗
- 2026-02-20 statement Law Minister Asaduzzaman declared zero tolerance for corruption in the judiciary, pledging no mercy for corrupt officials and urging judges to uphold integrity. ↗
- 2026-03-15 reform Ministry provided secretarial support for the Constitutional Reform Commission's work following the November 2025 July National Charter Implementation Order; reform bills being reviewed by a constitutional committee under the new parliament. ↗↗
- 2026-04-09 legal Law Minister tabled and parliament passed the Supreme Court Judge Appointment (Repeal) Bill, 2026, repealing the Supreme Court Judge Appointment Ordinance, 2025; a savings clause validated all prior appointments made under that ordinance. ↗↗↗
- 2026-04-22 reform Parliament left the Anti-Corruption Commission Amendment Ordinance (2025), recommended by the ACC Reform Commission, unratified; ministry will reintroduce it as a bill under the new parliament, drawing criticism from Transparency International Bangladesh over ACC independence provisions. ↗↗
- 2026-04-28 statement Law Minister stated that legal aid must be strengthened to cut the case backlog, noting over four million pending cases across Bangladesh's judiciary. ↗
- 2026-05-02 legal Law Minister clarified that allegations against judges fall outside government jurisdiction and will be handled exclusively by the Supreme Judicial Council, reinforcing judicial independence under the reconstituted council. ↗↗
- 2026-05-08 reform Law Minister launched lawyer training initiative, stating professional skills development for lawyers is a ministerial priority; no alternative to training to improve legal practice quality. ↗
- 2026-05-09 statement Law Minister addressed the judiciary, urging judges to ensure justice and warning that corruption will not be tolerated under the new administration. ↗
- 2026-05-14 statement Law Minister described the judiciary as the most neglected government sector, citing a Tk 2,200 crore annual budget that leaves almost nothing after salaries -- less than the state broadcaster BTV's Tk 2,500 crore allocation -- and called for a substantial budget increase in FY2026-27. ↗↗
Provenance & notes
Ministry established 1972 (not 1971); confirmed by Wikipedia and old.lawjusticediv.gov.bd. Two operative divisions: Law and Justice Division (lawjusticediv.gov.bd) and Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division (legislativediv.gov.bd). Current minister Md. Asaduzzaman (lawyer) is distinct from former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal (sentenced to death by ICT on 17 November 2025). The ICT (International Crimes Tribunal) is not under MoLJPA; it operates under the ICT Act 1973 (as amended November 2024) with a separate prosecutorial structure, though the Law Division handles legislative amendments to the ICT Act. The annual_budget_bdt field reflects the Tk 2,200 crore (= 22,000,000,000 BDT) judiciary allocation cited by the minister in May 2026 as the approximate law sector envelope; this figure may be the Law and Justice Division allocation rather than the full ministry envelope -- no disaggregated budget data found in publicly accessible sources for FY2025-26. Verification based on 2+ primary sources for all key factual claims.
Sources
- https://minlaw.gov.bd
- https://lawjusticediv.gov.bd
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Law,_Justice_and_Parliamentary_Affairs
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Md._Asaduzzaman_(lawyer)
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