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Monday, October 4, 2010

[ALOCHONA] Re: Ershad’s trial a must to deter future attempts at extra-constitutional takeover



In spite of the delusions of AL nothing 'remarkably democratic' has taken place in Bangladesh following the demise of the CTG. And until 'remarkably democratic' practice becomes routine the threat of an autocratic takeover, military interference or plain disastrous chaos remains very, very real. I don't know about the tragedy of Dr Millon's murder. But inspite of the fine words of AL to his mother the case was suspended, according to the same article below, once Ershad joined the coalition.

To cap it all, the nonsensical manner in which, under judicial cover, all blame for the BDR tragedy has peen placed firmly and fully upon the footsoldiers of the BDR, does not bode well at all for the future.

These things have a way of coming back with a vengeance.

 

    

 

 


--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Isha Khan <bdmailer@...> wrote:
>
> Ershad's trial a must to deter future attempts at extra-constitutional
> takeover
>
> Selina Akhter, mother of the late Dr Shamsul Alam Khan Milon, tells New Age
> by *Shahidul Islam Chowdhury*
>
> <http://www.newagebd.com/2010/sep/16/img2.html>
> DEPOSED military dictator HM Ershad needs to be prosecuted and punished for
> usurping state power, to deter recurrence of extra-constitutional takeover
> in the future, so says Selina Akhter, mother of Dr Shamsul Alam Khan Milon.
> Dr Milon, the then join secretary general of the Bangladesh Medical
> Association, was shot dead on the Dhaka University campus on November 27,
> 1990; he was on his way to attending an anti-Ershad meeting. The killing is
> believed to be orchestrated by the autocratic ruler, to foil the mass
> upsurge for democracy that eventually led to Ershad's downfall.
>
> `The government needs to arrange for the trial of Ershad, to deter
> extra-constitutional takeover of state power in the future,' Selina said in
> an exclusive interview with New Age on Tuesday. `The trial is also essential
> for democratic politics to flourish in Bangladesh.'
>
> Selina, a retired college teacher, said Ershad should also be prosecuted and
> punished for the political killings during his illegal rule, including that
> of his son, and was critical the Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist
> Party for defaulting on their promise to do so although both these parties
> alternated in power since the fall of his autocratic regime.
> `It is indeed unfortunate and regrettable that the two parties that were
> in the forefront of the anti-autocratic movement, which resulted in the fall
> of the Ershad regime in the first week of December 1990, should now hobnob
> with him and, in the process, expose their inherent weakness that they are
> incapable of winning elections without his support,' she said.
>
> The politically conscious and democratically oriented sections of society
> need to raise their voice against such hobnobbing by the Awami League and
> the BNP with Ershad, Selina said.
> Following are the excerpts of the interview:
>
> *Your son, Dr Shamsul Alam Khan, was in the forefront of the movement
> against the autocratic regime of Lieutenant General (retired) HM Ershad. Did
> he talk about the movement with you?*
> We would have discussions about the anti-Ershad movement at the dining
> table almost every day during those years. When doctors and other
> professionals joined the movement towards the end of 1990, Ershad set up a
> medical camp with doctors from the army at Suhrawardy Udyan, apparently to
> show that the government could still provide health care to the people
> without the cooperation of civilian physicians.
>
> I remember telling Milon, who was then the joint general secretary of the
> Bangladesh Medical Association, that they should remain alert so as to not
> lose the people's support for the movement. He told me that they were very
> much alert about the government's scheme. Milon told me that he was
> confident about the success of the movement as the people, including
> professional such as engineers, doctors and journalists, were behind it.
>
> *Dr Milon was killed in November 1990 at a time when the autocratic
> regime was trying desperately to contain the movement. Do you think Ershad
> had a hand in the killing?*
> Beyond any doubt. A bullet of a .303 rifle, which is generally used by
> law enforcers, was found in Milon's body. It was a proof that the individual
> who had shot Milon dead was on the government's payroll, and it is
> impossible for a law enforcer to open fire without clearance from the higher
> authorities.
>
> *Was the trial of Milan's killing held?*
> A member of the medical association filed a case about the killing. The
> trial was, however, suspended as some witnesses were declared `hostile'.
>
> *Where does the case stand now?*
> We have tried several times to revive the case. Eminent jurist Dr Kamal
> Hossain assured me that he would look after the case for trial. Some Awami
> League leaders, including Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin (now a Dhaka city
> lawmaker), also assured me that the trial would be held. The entire process
> was, however, suspended after Ershad had joined the Awami League-led
> alliance.
>
> *The Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party demanded trial of
> Milon's killing during the anti-Ershad movement. Both these parties have
> come been in power since Ershad's fall in December 1990. What has been their
> role vis-à-vis trial of Milon's killing?*
> After Milon's death, top leaders of both the parties demanded trial of,
> and punishment for, the perpetrators and masterminds of the killing.
> However, they hardly took any initiative to hold the trial when in power.
>
> *Many people, including Milon, were killed during the movement against
> Ershad. Do you demand trial of all the political killings of that period?*
> Certainly. I am waiting to see the trial of Milon's killing. Many people,
> including (labour leader) Tajul (Islam) and some students, were killed for
> their involvement in the anti-autocracy movement. The government should hold
> trial of these killings. But it will remain a difficult task if we (family
> members of the dead persons) alone demand trial.
> The government needs to arrange for the trial of Ershad, to deter
> extra-constitutional takeover of state power in the future. The trial is
> also essential for democratic politics to flourish in Bangladesh.
>
> *The Awami League and the BNP were in the forefront of the movement
> against Ershad. In the past 20 years, however, both the parties seem to have
> been engaged in a rat race to win over Ershad's support. How do feel about
> it?*
> It is indeed unfortunate and regrettable that the two parties that were
> in the forefront of the anti-autocratic movement, which resulted in the fall
> of the Ershad regime in the first week of December 1990, should now hobnob
> with him and, in the process, expose their inherent weakness that they are
> incapable of winning elections without his support.
> I don't understand why they (Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina) would need to
> join hands with him (Ershad) forgetting their movement against him.
> Ershad's presence in Bangladesh politics will only hinder the efforts to
> ensure democratic growth of politics. The burgeoning democracy here will be
> threatened if he is allowed to participate in political activities; in fact,
> the government should impose a ban on his political activities as a military
> can never play a role in democratic growth of politics.
> Moreover, Ershad has made it clear that he was and is an opportunist. He
> will leave the Awami League-led alliance without hesitation if he sees signs
> of the BNP coming back to power.
>
> *Do you think the politically conscious and democratically oriented
> sections of society need to raise their voice against the mainstream
> political parties forming and maintaining alliance with Ershad?*
> It will be essential to keep political clean. At the same time, the trial
> of all political killings during Ershad's regime will remain elusive unless
> the people raise their voice in demand for the trial.
>
> *Ershad had military takeover legalised by parliament. The High Court in
> a recent verdict on the fifth amendment to the constitution condemned the
> military rule and recommended that the persons involved in grabbing power
> through martial law should be suitably punished. But the government as well
> as parliament has neither condemned military takeover nor taken steps to
> punish anyone for declaring martial law. What is your comment as a citizen?*
> I do not understand, as I don't have a law background, why trial on
> charges of extra-constitutional takeover of power and killing cannot be held
> under existing laws.
> The law minister said holding Ershad's trial would not be possible unless
> a new law is enacted. If the minister's statement is true, why are they not
> taking any measures to enact a new law? What is their problem if Ershad is
> punished?
>
> *You have been persistent in your demand for trial of Ershad. But Ershad
> has recently claimed that he cannot be tried on charges of declaring martial
> law and the persons who demand his trial are wrongheaded. How do you react
> to his statement?*
> I shall continue to demand Ershad's trial no matter what he says. The
> people need to unite and raise their voice to realise the demand.
>
> *Ershad made the comment after a 35-minute one-to-one meeting with the
> prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina at her office.
> People believe his comments were influenced by the conversations they had at
> the meeting. What do you think?*
> There is a question in people's mind as to why he would make the
> statement unless there was a discussion on the issue with the prime
> minister.
>
> *The Supreme Court suggested enactment of a law to contain attempts to
> declare martial law. Do you think that attempts to declare military rule can
> be prevented through taking legal measures alone?*
> Taking legal measures is one option. But democracy here will remain
> vulnerable unless the people become united and take collective measures to
> strengthen democracy.
>
> *What role the people in general, the professionals, the workers and the
> students in particular need to play to thwart attempts at military takeover
> and make democracy sustainable?*
> The people need to raise their voice against all autocratic governments
> and undemocratic systems here, no matter which party is in power.
> Unfortunately, we cannot do it due to several shortcomings including lack
> of quality in political leadership. We need to discover new and young
> political leadership. We also need to create an atmosphere that helps young
> patriotic political leadership to emerge.
> We also need to go door-to-door and motivate people so that the military
> rulers cannot mobilise support for themselves.
>
> *Do the politicians and the court in general and the
> democratically-oriented section of the groups in particular need to play any
> role?*
> In fact, they are the key persons in these efforts to thwart attempts at
> military takeover and undemocratic rule in the country.
> The politicians need to play a leading role and make sacrifices to
> strengthen the democratic process as well as to protect democracy so that
> the people's right to elect their government is not stolen in
> extra-constitutional and undemocratic ways. They also need to motivate the
> people to play their due role in protecting democracy.
> The court that declared military rule illegal could instantly punish
> Ershad, the only living military ruler. They can declare any move to
> takeover power through extra-constitutional means illegal anytime.
> But it will be impossible for them to discharge the responsibility if
> they become isolated from the people.
>
> *What do you do currently?*
> It is unbearable to live with memories of Milon's death. I still try to
> unravel the mystery surrounding his death as his killers are still alive and
> continue to hobnob with powerful politicians. Ershad tried to visit me to
> offer support. But I declined.
> Milon's friends and sisters have set up Boyoshshee Kalyan Samiti, a
> non-profit social welfare organisation, to keep me busy. With individual
> donations, we are now running an old home for the helpless and isolated
> elderly people to provide them with mental support and also medical
> treatment. We are trying to involve them in social activities irrespective
> of their caste, creed and religion so that they do not feel alone in
> society. Boyoshshee however requires the government's support to expand the
> programme including establishing a hospital for the elderly people.
>
> http://www.newagebd.com/2010/sep/16/oped.html
>



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[ALOCHONA] Man killed for protest against stalking of his wife



Man killed for protest against stalking

Courtesy Daily Star 5/10/10

A young man was stabbed to death for protesting stalking of his wife at Dattapara in Tongi upazila of Gazipur Monday night.

Police said a gang stabbed Mohammad Razu, 26, an employee of a tailoring shop, in his throat when he was returning home at about 10:30pm.

Razu was rushed to a local clinic where doctors declared him dead.

Some youths have been stalking the wife of Razu for last few days which he had protested, the officer-in-charge of Tongi Police Station said adding that the stalkers might have killed Razu.



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[ALOCHONA] Low pay discourages teaching at schools



Low pay discourages teaching at schools
Courtesy New Age AKM Atikuzzaman 5/10/10

Bangladesh observes World Teachers' Day today, in the backdrop of low pay continuing to encourage the talented among the young primary teachers to quit teaching for better paid jobs.
   Poor pay remains a major cause of declining standards of primary education, which is supposed to shape the young learners across the country.
   Young Honours graduates and Master's degree holders, appointed in primary schools, government or private, keep looking for better paid jobs, worried educationists said.
   Approximately 40 per cent of the teachers leave the profession within five years of recruitment and the talented among them quit even earlier,' Bangladesh Primary Teachers' Association general secretary BM Asad Ullah said.
   The entry point pay for an assistant teacher, fresh out of university, with an Honours graduation or a Master's degree, is equivalent to that of a government employee in the 16th grade of the national pay scale, just one slab above a class IV employee, he said.
   A trained assistant teacher in government primary schools gets Tk 4,700 a month as basic pay, but an assistant teacher without training gets Tk 4,500, a trained head teacher gets Tk 5,500, but a head teacher without training gets Tk 5,300 plus 60 per cent of basic as house rent allowance in the cities and 45 per cent in the rural areas, said Asad Ullah, who is also the head teacher of Bangshal Government Night Primary School in the capital.
   A primary teacher is also entitled to get Tk 700 a month as medical allowances and Tk 150 as meal allowance plus Tk 150 as conveyance allowance in the cities, he said.
   Teachers said that the situation was even worse in many privately run primary schools.
   At the entry point, a teacher in the primary section institutions like privately run Moniza Rahman Girls' School and College at Gendaria in the capital city gets a monthly consolidated pay of Tk 2,000, they said.
   A teacher of English and Mathematics in a privately run school gets Tk 3,500 a month, they said.
   Teachers said that many privately run primary schools ignore with impunity a government directive that set a teacher's minimum pay at Tk 4,500 a month.
   Low pay mainly compels teachers to go for private
   tuitions, writing guide-books or other parallel jobs, said Matia Begum, assistant teacher of Ahmedbagh Adarsha High School in the city.
   Bangladesh Teachers' Association president Mohammad Azizul Islam said that privately run schools do not pay annual increments, time scale, medial allowance, festival allowance, pension or gratuity to teachers.
   `We get a monthly house rent allowance of Tk 100 which is good for nothing,' said Azizul Islam, also a former head teacher of Community Centre Adarsha High School at Tejgaon Industrial Area in the city.
   The association leaders requested the government to immediately announce a separate pay scale for the teachers according to their qualifications to remove the gross discrepancies in the pay structure and also to raise their dignity in the society.
   `It is not at all acceptable that the society would deprive only the teachers when the others would enjoy all privileges and advantages,' said eminent educationist, Professor Emeritus Sirajul Islam Chowdhury.
   He described it as regrettable that the teachers had been relegated to become an under-privileged class.
   He said that much of unnecessary expenditure on civil and military bureaucracy and on elected representatives could be diverted to improve the ailing education system and to ensure fundamental needs of the teachers.
   Prof Sirajul Islam Chowdhury suggested that the teachers have to be provided with an acceptable standard of living.
   The director general of Secondary and Higher Education Mohammad Noman-ur-Rashid said that the National Education Policy, now under process, proposed a separate pay scale for teachers.
   He said once the new policy was adopted the separate scale would be implemented gradually.



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RE: [ALOCHONA] US keen about Bangladeshi troops in Afghanistan



I agree with Mr.S.A.Hannan that Bangladesh should not send combat troops to Afghanistan. This war is a futile war because a nation who is still living in the middle Ages can't be brought to the light of the 21st century over night. I think Taliban was the right kind of government they deserve. This is a western fantasy and this war can't be won. How religious fanaticism can ruin a nation, Afghanistan is a prime example. The opium of religion has had a devastating effect on the Afghan people by blocking their intellect to notice the changes taking place around them. This ignorance is so powerful that many invading armies passed through them with so many civilizations and cultures but could not make any inroad into their static life style. Looks like no can wake them up until they  are ready to accept the changes.


Akbar Hussain






To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
CC: dahuk@yahoogroups.com
From: sahannan@sonarbangladesh.com
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 06:35:05 +0600
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] US keen about Bangladeshi troops in Afghanistan

 

Dear sirs,

Assalamu Alaikum.I fail to understand why USA  is asking for Bangladesh forces in Afganistan.Bangladeshi soldiers have been playing god role as peace keepers under UN command .They never participated in any combat or war in favor of one party against the other in any civil war in any country.A civil war is going on in Afganistan .Why as a Muslim country it would involve itself in fratricidal war in another Muslim country.

Further, the war  is at a fag end and US is preparing to withdraw from there. They are preparing present Afgan government soldier for that purpose. Why they are trying to involve Bangladesh when no other Muslim country has agreed to do so. It is a serious miscalculation on the part of US.No hope that Bangladesh government will accede except at its peril. It was foolish on the part of Dipu Moni that it was under consideration

Shah Abdul Hannan

 


From: alochona@yahoogroups.com [mailto:alochona@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Isha Khan
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 6:27 AM
Subject: [ALOCHONA] US keen about Bangladeshi troops in Afghanistan

 

 

US keen about Bangladeshi troops in Afghanistan

 

bdnews24.com, Dhaka-Washington has 'intensified' its efforts for Bangladeshi engagement in Afghanistan, a US embassy official said on Thursday, two days after the Taliban cautioned Dhaka against sending troops to the war-ravaged country.

"The United States has intensified its discussion on Bangladesh's engagement in Afghanistan for global peace and stability," Nicholas Dean, the current charge d'affaires of the US mission in Dhaka, told reporters at a press conference. Dean, also deputy chief of the mission, made the statement without any further elaboration when reporters asked about the US position about Bangladesh's military presence Afghanistan.

The press conference was organised for Ertharin Cousin, President Obama's representative to the UN agencies in Rome, to brief journalists about her four-day visit to Bangladesh.

Foreign ministry sources say, the US government has been trying to persuade Dhaka to send soldiers to Afghanistan as Washington reportedly plans to withdraw from the war-torn country supposedly dominated by fundamentalist Islamist radicals that are understandably strongly anti-American. But Dhaka is very 'cautious' about the American request since the government would be in 'trouble' if it bows to this US pressure, the officials say.

Besides, officials say, Bangladeshi troops would not be able to face the brutal and fanatic fighters in Afghanistan as the American and NATO troops with sophisticated and superior weaponry could not root out them.

The French Press Agency (Agence France Presse - AFP) reported two days ago that the Islamic militants have warned Bangladesh about sending soldiers to Afghanistan.

The US-led forces occupied Afghanistan after the twin towers in New York were brought down on Sep 11, 2001 in a daring terrorist attack. The American media as well as the global establishment subsequently made it out to be that the terrorists who had perpetrated the attack were based in Afghanistan.

 



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Re: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court



Tuesday, October 5, 2010



Secularism back

HC says original constitution automatically restored thru' 5th amendment verdict; nobody can be forced to wear burqa, cap, dhuti

The High Court yesterday ruled that Bangladesh is now a secular state since the original constitution of 1972 has been automatically restored following the Supreme Court judgement on the fifth amendment.
In this secular state, everybody has religious freedom, and therefore no man, woman or child can be forced to wear religious attires like burqa, cap and dhuti, the HC said in a verdict.
But nobody could be prohibited from wearing religious attires if he or she wishes to wear those, it said.
The court also directed the authorities to immediately issue a circular asking all educational institutions not to compel students to wear religious clothes.
A division bench of the HC came up with the judgement after hearing a suo moto rule issued by it on August 22 asking the government to explain why compelling women to wear religious attires should not be declared illegal.
The bench comprised of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain had issued the rule following a report published in a Bangla daily with the headline "Rani Bhabani Mohila College: Burqa Na Porle Ashte Mana" (Students of Rani Bhabani Women's College not wearing veils are barred from entering the campus).
The August 22 report said principal of the college at Natore Mozammel Haque stopped cultural activities and sports at the college, and prohibited students not come to the campus without wearing burqa.
The HC observed that the four state principles including secularism, the main spirit of the Liberation War of the republic, have been re-established since the constitution of 1972 has been restored.
Some military rulers had illegally damaged the constitution of 1972 through martial law regulations, which are not recognised now, the judgement said.
The court directed the government to probe the allegations against the principal and take action.
But he should be kept on suspension during probe, it said.
Earlier, responding to the HC rule, the government had informed the court that it had issued a circular asking the authorities concerned not to compel women students to wear religious attire, and made Mozammel an officer on special duty (OSD).
Mozammel appeared before the HC bench yesterday as per its earlier order.
Secretaries to the ministries of home, education, social welfare and women affairs, and the principal have been made respondents to the court verdict.
SC lawyers Mahbub Shafique and KM Hafizul Alam argued before the court against compulsory wearing of religious attires.
Deputy Attorney General Nazrul Islam Talukder represented the government.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010
 
 
The High Court on Monday ruled that no woman or girl in the country could be forced to wear veil, burqa or any religious dress against her will.
   The bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain also ruled that the original Constitution, framed in 1972, was automatically restored after the Appellate Division declared illegal the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.
   The four fundamental principles of state policy, including secularism, have also been automatically restored by the Supreme Court�s verdict, meaning that everybody in the country has the right to freedom of religion, said the court.
   �As any person in the country has the freedom of religion, no one can be forced to wear veil or any religious dress,� it pointed out.
   The court also added that nobody could be prohibited to wear veil or any religious dress if s/he wishes to do so.
   The court came up with the rulings in its judgement in a rule it issued suo moto on August 22, asking the government to ensure that no women are forced to wear veil or any religious dress and no girl students are barred from cultural activities and sports in educational institutions or offices.
   The same bench on August 22 issued the rule suo moto as two Supreme Court lawyers, Mahbub Shafiq and KM Hafizul Alam, drew its attention to a report published in the daily Kaler Kantho on August 22, headlined �Rani Bhabani Government Women College: Borka Na Parle Ashte Mana� (Students asked not to go to Rani Bhabani Government College without wearing burqas).
   In the verdict, the court said that the principal of Rani Bhabani College in Natore, Mozzammel Haque, was found guilty of forcing the female students to wear veil and barring them from sports and cultural activists.
   �The government can sack the principal if it wants,� the court said.
   During the hearing of the rule, the government informed the court that it had already ordered the educational institutions not to force female students to wear veil or any religious dress following the August 22 rule.
   A circular issued on August 25 by the education ministry, signed by its secretary Syed Ataur Rahman, also detailed a six-point directive.
   The circular asked the authorities concerned to ensure that female students are not harassed or punished for not wearing veil or any religious dress.
   It also ordered the authorities to ensure that no female students are barred from cultural activities and sports in educational institutions.
   Forcing any female student to wear the veil or any religious dress or barring any female student from cultural activities and sports will be considered misconduct, said the circular.
   It directed the heads and the managing committees of educational institutions to take necessary steps to ensure the implementation of the directives.
   The circular said that the departments, directorates or educational boards under the education ministry would take legal action against educational institutions and management committees if they are found to be violating the directives.
   The circular said that the directives were issued to protect the human rights ensured in Article 28 of the Constitution.
   The Article says that the state will not discriminate against any citizens on the grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth, and no citizen will be denied access to any place of public entertainment or admission to any educational institution.
   On April 8 the High Court bench of Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice Syeda Afsar Jahan ruled that no girls should be forced to wear veils in educational institutions as it was a matter of individual choice.
   The court had also asked the government to immediately take steps to enforce its 14 May, 2009 guidelines on preventing sexual harassment of women and girls in educational institutions, offices, factories and other workplaces.
   In its verdict in a public interest litigation writ petition, filed by Supreme Court lawyer Salahuddin Dolon, the court also asked the education ministry to ensure that no man working in a superior position should harass women working in public and private educational institutions.
   The petitioner drew the court�s attention to a newspaper report which said that the headmistress of a primary school in Kurigram had been subjected to verbal abuse with sexual overtones at a meeting in her school by an upazila education officer in 2009 for not covering her head in his presence.
   During the hearing of the petition, the upazila education officer apologised in person to the headmistress.

   October 05, 2010  

'1972 constitution restored after SC order on 5th amendment'

 
Tuesday October 05 2010 00:28:56 AM BDT

 
The High Court (HC) on Monday ruled that the original constitution of 1972 has been automatically restored following the Supreme Court (SC) judgment on Fifth Amendment.It said, everybody of the republic have to follow the 1972 constitution.(The Daily Star )

The four state principles including secularism have been automatically reestablished following the SC judgment on the Fifth Amendment, it added.

That means everybody has religious independence. Therefore nobody can be forced to wear religious attire like Borka (veil) and dhuti.

The court also said nobody could be prohibited to wear such attire if he or she wishes to wear such types of attire.

An HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain came up with the judgment after hearing a suo moto rule issued by another bench on August 22 this year.

The bench issued the suo moto rule upon the government to explain why compelling the women to wear religious attire should not be declared illegal.

Following the HC order the government earlier informed the court that it had issued a circular upon the authorities concerned not to compel the women students to wear religious attire.

The court delivered the judgment in the day after disposing of the suo moto rule.

The court had issued the rule earlier following a news item published in a Bangla daily with the headline �Rani Bhabani Mahila College - Borka Na Porle Ashte Mana� meaning the students of Rani Bhabani Women's College without veils are barred from entering the college.

The HC during the day's hearing also directed the authorities to issue notice asking all the educational institutions not to compel the student to wear religious attire.

The court also directed the government to take departmental actions against the principal of Rani Bhabani Mahila College Mozammel Haque, after holding inquiry into the allegations against him.

The news item said the principal of the college in Natore, who joined the college two months ago, has stopped any cultural activities and sports at the college and restricted the entrance of the students (female) without borkha or veil to the college
 
-----Original Message-----
From: amir ali <gulshanali@hotmail.com>
To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, Sep 24, 2010 8:39 am
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court

 
To Mr Akbar Hossain,Mr Hossain YOU KNOW VERY WELL AS OTHERS DO what Allah Sw  said
to wear by the ladies/girls.Those who  are like you have depravity in them  pretend not to understand what Allah Sw wants women  to wear. Borka is a name some one designed years ago. If you donot like it ,ok, design another item  that covers Allah's orders and name a  good name and have it wear by your wife and your daughters and sisters. Mohammed Ali


To: alochona@yahoogroups.com
From: turkman@sbcglobal.net
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:19:58 +0000
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court

 
And could you please tell us how they remain good Moslim because of Borqa?
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* All Girls, who do not wear Borqa in Pakistan and other Moslim and Non Moslim Countries wear it so, nobody would see their faces, when they go out to have sex with someone.
* A lot of Moslim Prostitutes in Moslim Countries wear Borqa also.
* In Pakistan, its common that Borqa is worn by a man sitting behind a Motor Cyclist hiding his Sub Machine Gun for Drive by shooting.
* In the West, Moslim Men wear Borqa for hiding their Rifle or Sub Machine Gun, when they go robbing a Bank.
* In Moslim Countries, known wanted Criminals wear Borqa to go through Police Check Posts.
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Are these the reasons you want every woman to wear Borqa?
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If not, tell us, where does Allah say in Qoraan to wear a Borqa ...!

--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, abdeen <abdeenar@...> wrote:
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> Just as religion is NOT forced upon anyone, so is BURQA, not forced, but should be followed if one wants to remain a good muslim, otherwise the result is obvious.
> There is the freewill, you can do the right thing or the wrong thing and you get the reward or the penalty in equal proportion.
> abdeen
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> Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Burqa can't be forced: High Court
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> I think burqa should not be forced but the new law does not have some "Common sense" exceptions. For Islamic institutions "Islamic" dress should be enforced (That may include Burqa if the local community feels right about it). Albeit there are difference of opinion among scholars if Burqa is mandatory in Islam or not. Most scholars think "Hijab" covers Islamic requirements for women.
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> While I agree Burqa should not be forced but secularism should not be forced on our people either. Maybe experts should be looking into the verdict more to ensure some "Activist" judges going overboard or not. There are some concerns from liberal groups about civil rights in another ruling regarding Shaheed minar.
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> Personally I feel that, God created us as "FREE" men and women and gave us freedom to obey or disobey Him. Therefore, we should encourage honest and open discussions/debates about religion. Blaming everything Islamic TODAY for what some Jamaat-e-Islami leaders did 40 years ago does not seem fair or logical to me.
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> From: Mo Assghar <moassghar@...>
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> But Secularism can be forced? Give me a break!!
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> --- On Mon, 8/23/10, Isha Khan <bdmailer@...> wrote:
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> Dhaka, Aug 22 (bdnews24.com)—The High Court has ruled that no women can be forced to wear burqa at work and educational institutions. In it's ruling The High Court on Sunday in a suo moto order directed the government to ensure that no women were forced to wear veil or religious dress in the educational institutions and offices.
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> The A Bengali daily news item said that principal of the college in Natore ( Northern Bangladesh ) has stopped any cultural activities and sports at the college and forced female students to wear Borka or veil in the college.The HC also directed principal of the college Mozammel Haque to appear before the HC bench on August 26 to explain the matter.
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[ALOCHONA] AABEA's Biennial Convention on October 9, 2010 (Saturday) with Entertainment/Cultural Program, Science Fair, Seminar, & Dinner [2 Attachments]

[Attachment(s) from Mahfuzur Rahman included below]

 
The following event is NOT limited to engineers and architects only.  All are invited to attend & enjoy.
   
American Association of Bangladeshi Engineers & Architects
(AABEA)
Presents
 
 AABEA's Biennial Convention 2010
 
on
Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 10:00 am till 12:00 midnight
 
The Universities At Shady Grove

9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850


Admission Price: $20.00 per person in online
                                                     $30.00 per person at the door on Oct 9 
                                                          FREE for Science Fair participants and children under 12 
                                                                  (Courtesy dinner is included in the admission)

REGISTER NOW!  Tickets are selling very fast!  After making your payment through online, please print the confirmation receipt.  Please bring the print out & your valid ID at the hall to get your tickets.  

~~~~ Please see the attached colorful flier ~~~~

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE: 
10:00 am to 12:00 Noon:  SCIENCE FAIR for children ages 5 to 17 in rooms 101 & 102
                                   (Parents, please register your child at
                             http://www.aabeadc.org/convention2010/sciencefair by October 5)
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm:  Technical Seminar - "Bangladesh in 2030 and Beyond"
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm:  Courtesy DINNER for ticket holders only in the cafeteria
                               (Serving of dinner shall close promptly at 7:30 pm)
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm:  Welcome Ceremony & Award Ceremony for Science Fair participants
                         (please show your wrist band before entering in auditorium)
9:00 pm to 11:30 pm:  Entertainment program {special attractions are described in the following}
                          (please show your wrist band before entering in auditorium)

 
ATTRACTIONS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM
Songs, Dances, Music Video, Fashion Show, Comedy Drama "Bhalobasha Bhalobasha" by Jamaluddin Hussain & Mrs. Rowshon Ara Hussain (leading members of "Nagorik Natya Shomprodai" and founders of "Nagorik Natyangan"), and modern songs by Anila Chowdhury (a highly popular contemporary singer in Bangladesh for current generation) 

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DIRECTIONS:   From I-495 take I-270 North towards Frederick.  Take Exit 8 to Shady Grove Rd.,  At exit ramp keep left and turn left at signal on Shady Grove Road – West towards Hospital.  Pass the Hospital.  Next signal is Rte 28 (Darnestown Road).  Pass Rte 28, then turn immediate first right at Gudelsky Drive.  After entering to Gudelsky Drive, turn left (towards USG Buildings I, II, III) and continue, you will see the Auditorium Building at your right.  Parking is on your left.
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Enjoy a diverse selection of Science Fair, series of very highly informative Seminars, shopping opportunities throughout the day, and end on a high note with a breathtaking Entertainment Program on October 9, 2010.  Please mark your calendar immediately for October 9, 2010 to bring your family, relatives, & friends and stay with us all day & evening to enjoy AABEA's Biennial Convention as well as annual family & friends get together.  Thank you very much for your outstanding help & support and remember, together we can achieve great things.
 
Best Regards,
 
AABEA Central Executive Committee and AABEA Washington DC Executive Board
 
For further information please contact us at "contact@aabeadc.org".
 
or any of the following executive board members:
Faisal Quader, President, AABEA Washington DC Chapter: 301-990-7363; 301-526-7888 (cell) 
Nasreen Chowdhury, President-Elect, AABEA Washington DC Chapter: 703-493-9219; 703-944-4604 (cell)
Ajhar Nakib, Secretary, AABEA Washington DC Chapter: 703-760-9616; 703-953-4788 (cell)
Mahfuzur Rahman, Treasurer, AABEA Washington DC Chapter: 410-796-0577; 301-646-3475 (cell); 703-875-4054 (work) 
Shah "Raja" Ahmed, Executive Member, AABEA Washington DC Chapter: 301-873-1440 (cell)
Zia Karim, Executive Member, AABEA Washington DC Chapter: 352-383-1582; 410-807-6160 (cell)
Imran Feroz, Executive Member, AABEA Washington DC Chapter: 443-756-9858
Misu Tasnim, Executive Member, AABEA Washington DC Chapter: 240-462-4000 (cell)
Hares Sayeed, President, AABEA Central Committee: 202-841-6269
Ahmed Ali, Executive Member of AABEA Central Committee and Liaison to Washington DC Chapter: 301-404-5567

American Association of Bangladeshi Engineers & Architects (AABEA)

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