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

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

The minister said this while replying to a starred tabled question from treasury bench lawmaker elected from Noakhali-1 AM Mahbub Uddin.

"The Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2026 introduced provisions for serving summons through SMS and voice calls, submission of complaints and written statements via affidavit and direct cross-examinat...