Dhaka, April 30 -- Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Thursday said the government has taken a series of short- and long-term measures to reduce the backlog of cases and ensure their speedy disposal across the country.

He said amendments to key procedural laws have already been passed in the current session of Parliament to modernise judicial processes.

The minister made the remarks while replying to a starred tabled question from treasury bench lawmaker AM Mahbub Uddin, elected from Noakhali-1, UNB reports.

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