Bangladesh, April 12 -- Plaintiff in the judicial separation case, Masdar Hossain, has said that the decision to scrap the ordinance on judge appointments and the Supreme Court Secretariat will not bring positive outcomes for the country.

He made the remarks at an open discussion held at the National Press Club in the capital on Saturday.

Masdar Hossain said that such important issues were being scrapped by the stroke of a pen through the use of power, which, in reality, amounted to trampling on the judiciary.

He further said that if a public opinion survey were conducted at this moment, 99 per cent of people would oppose the government's decisions.

Referring to victims of enforced disappearance, he said those who once waited for death ...