BURQA Imams of the mosques across the country on Friday sharply disagreed with some recent judgments of the High Court for hurting religious sentiments of the Muslims.
They termed the judgments as against Islamic ideology while delivering their Khutba (sermons) at the Juma prayers.
According to sources, the Imams urged the Government to refrain from taking any step against religious sentiments saying, "Nobody has right to change Islamic rules, given by Almighty Allah."
Saturday, 9 October 2010
Imams disagree with HC order on burqa, cap
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Deb Narayan arrested
Bangladesh police on October 5 arrested Deb Narayan Moheshwar, who faced a warrant of arrest for hurting Muslim sentiment through filing a Writ petition against "The Quran", Muslims' holy book.
Narayan was arrested in Damurhuda police station under Chuadanga district.
Shikder Moshiur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of the police station, confirmed the information.
Narayan is now in jail, Shikder said.
Bangladesh court sentence 2 years jail to editor
A court of Bangladesh on October 6 sentenced an editor of a daily newspaper "Dainik Satmatha" for two years' imprisonment and a correspondent for one year in jail in a defamation case filed in 2005.
Rajshahi district judge Alamgir Hossain passed the judgment on the day.
The editor Principal Shahabuddin was present when the court delivered the judgment. He was sent to jail while the correspondent, Omar Faruk, is on run.
Monday, 4 October 2010
None bound to wear veil, cap: HC
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.
Sunday, 3 October 2010
Bangladesh court faces judge shortage, hampering justice
Bangladesh Supreme Court's Appellate Division, the highest appeal court, is currently facing acute shortage of judges and at the same time huge backlog of cases, said a source in the country.
Only three judges, including the recently appointed Chief Justice, are on duty now at the Appellate Division, said the source.
While 6,982 cases are pending before the division, but at least six posts of judges are vacant here.
Why BGMEA building won’t be demolished: HC
Bangladesh High Court on October 3 issued a suo moto rule upon the concerned authorities to answer why they should not be directed to demolish a high rise building constructed by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
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| A environmental organisation earlier formed a human chairn in front of the building demanding its demolition. |
The court passed the rule following a news report that alleged the high rise building has been constructed without following laws and approval of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk).
The rule is returnable within two weeks, a Law Reporter in Dhaka said.
A bench of the High Court comprising Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury and Justice Farah Mahbub passed the rule.
The building is located at Begunbari-Hatirjheel area in the city
Saturday, 2 October 2010
CJ trying to make JS ineffective: SQ Chy
Senior BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury has launched a scathing criticism of the chief justice for his call to reprint the country's constitution in line with the Supreme Court verdict on the Fifth Amendment.
The standing committee member said chief justice A B M Khairul Haque took oath to uphold the constitution but his remark amounts to attempts to 'render the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) and the constitution ineffective'.
The feisty opposition leader alleged the chief justice's Thursday call betrays his lack of confidence in parliament and called for decisions from across the political spectrum on the matter.
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