Dhaka, April 11 -- Jurists, former judges, and legal experts have expressed serious concern over the implications of repealing legal provisions related to the Supreme Court Secretariat and judicial appointments.

They have also warned that the move could steer the country towards a constitutional and institutional crisis.

The concerns were voiced at a discussion on repealing the Supreme Court Secretariat and Judicial Appointment Laws, held on Saturday morning at the National Press Club in Dhaka. The event was organised by the human rights organisation Humanity Foundation in collaboration with the Ain O Bichar journal.

Presiding over the session, Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman, Chairperson of Humanity Foundation and editor of Ain O Bichar, war...