Since 1985, the Family Court Ordinance, 1985 had given jurisdiction to the trial Judge to effect reconciliation between the parties both before and after the trial. This Ordinance dealt with divorce, restitution of conjugal rights, dower, maintenance and custody of children. All Assistant Judges were ex officio Family Court Judges.
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.
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