Alternative Dispute Resolution, as it is known now, originated in England as early as 1066, 

and  In June 2000, formalized ADR was introduced in Bangladesh by means of court- annexed judicial settlement pilot projects, in an effort to decrease delays, expenses, and the frustrations of litigants laboring through the traditional trial process. All three pilot programs were fully functioning by January 2001.

 ADR  refers to  several different methods of resolving disputes outside traditional legal and administrative forums, those are arbitration, conciliation and mediation. And these methods are examples of modern ADR procedures that have been Attached in Bangladesh legal system. Disputing parties use these ADR methods because they are private and generally much less expensive than a trial.