Dhaka, June 7 -- Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury has announced the formation of a special High Court bench to expedite appeals in cases filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act.

The decision came following a proposal from Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal in the Appellate Division.

On Sunday, the chief justice informed the court that the dedicated bench would begin functioning from next Sunday.

Kazal later welcomed the decision, saying it could end years of delays in the disposal of appeals in such cases.

Speaking at his office, the attorney general referred to Sunday's verdict in the rape and murder case of child victim Ramisa Akter, in which a lower court sentenced two defendants to death.

He pointed...