The High Court (HC) yesterday ruled that no man or woman can be forced to wear or put off any religious dress, including burqa (veil) and cap, against his or her wish in the territory of Bangladesh.
"Bangladesh is now a secular country," the HC ruled, adding that nobody can be compelled to wear a dress against one's wishes in a secular country, SC lawyer Advocate KM Hafizul Alam told The New Nation.
Even, the religious or faith educational institutions cannot force their students to do so, said concerned lawyers.
A bench of the High Court (HC) comprising Justices AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain ruled this while delivering a judgment.
Everybody is independent to wear or not to wear any religious dresses, but they cannot be forced to do so, Deputy Attorney General Nazrul Islam Talukder said.
