Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Bangladesh's legal, judicial and business communities at a meeting in Dhaka on Saturday made a united call for carrying out comprehensive reform of the country's commercial dispute -resolution framework.

The call came at a cutting-edge congregation as the Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) celebrated its 15th anniversary alongside the inaugural Bangladesh ADR Summit.

The gathering brought together the immediate past Chief Justice of Bangladesh, senior judges, business leaders, banking executives, legal practitioners, arbitrators and international experts, who agreed that efficient alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has become indispensable to improving Bangladesh's investment climate, lowering the...