The Hon. Mujibur Rahman

¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, this is my first supplementary question. Hon. Minister, these answers show there are many vacancies in the Government Analyst’s Department. I do not blame you; these vacancies have accumulated over time. However, because of these vacancies and other infrastructure shortcomings, their efficiency has declined. They cannot provide findings and reports to courts on time. As a result, suspects are kept on remand for months and years due to delayed analytical reports. From the suspects’ perspective, this is a grave injustice because courts generally do not grant bail until the Government Analyst’s report is received. Therefore, until that report comes—sometimes for a year or a year and a half—suspects remain in remand.

¶ 02 Hon. Minister, even if you decide to fill the vacancies, it will take time, and until then, suspects will continue to suffer injustice. Can’t any alternative measures be taken—especially to grant bail to suspects whose Government Analyst reports have been delayed for over several months?