dc.description.abstract | ADR or alternative dispute resolution is a very well-known term in the legal field. It’s a game-changing form of dispute settlement in the coming times. ADR is already been established in many first-world countries but as a developing country, Bangladesh is still working on it. Using it in a civil dispute is much easier than using it in a criminal suit.As a civil offense is much more compoundable and can be solved by plea bargaining and mediation or arbitration. But criminal offenses are very cognizable and sensitive. So they need much attention and time to solve. With ADR process criminal justice system can find a new route to faster dispute settlement. Cases where criminal offences are not that much serious as rape, murder or other non compundable offence can be settle by plea bargainng or mediation as a form of ADR.It removes the burden of cases from the court and make a path of faster and cheap dispute settlement. The legal framework for dispute resolution through alternative methods has reached a level of maturity in Bangladesh. In the last three decades, the government has introduced many legislative reforms for the progress of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) system in the country. There are many private orginiazation and institutes which working to establish the ADR system in Bangladesh. Bangladesh International Arbitration Center (BIAC), which was launched in Bangladesh on April 9, 2011 as a private institute for ADR. By this research, I’ll briefly explain ADR in Bangladesh and it’s scope of establish it in the criminal justice system. I’ll also give my recomondation to make it better and how it can be one of the best alternative dispute settlement system in the criminal justice.
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