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Bangladesh’s Secular Revolution

September 8th, 2010 admin

By K. ANIS AHMED

Women are powering the country’s rejection of radical Islam, but more must be done.

In the pantheon of Islamic states, Bangladesh seems an unlikely place for a secular revolution. It is a dry country with no bars, casinos or horse races. Bangladesh is not liberal in its social mores, compared to Muslim-majority countries like Turkey or Indonesia. And secular principles are far from being consistently upheld: Madrassas receive state funding, while citizens are often hounded for perceived slights to Islam.

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Constitution to be amended in light of SC intertation

September 5th, 2010 admin

New York, Sep 5 (bdnews24.com) — Ruling Awami League general secretary Sayed Ashraful Islam has said an up-to-date constitution of Bangladesh would be drafted in accordance with the apex court’s interpretations and after taking opinion from the opposition MPs.

The visiting AL leader was speaking at a press briefing arranged by Dhaka Club in New York on Saturday.

Ashraf said, “It is not the Supreme Court’s job to formulate the constitution. It has given its own interpretations on the constitution, but it is not a must for the parliament to accept them.”

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Sayedee to be produced before tribunal Aug 10

August 4th, 2010 admin
Sayedee to be produced before tribunal Aug 10
Star Online Report

The International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to produce Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Delwar Hossain Sayedee before it on August 10 in connection with 1971 genocide.

The three-member tribunal headed by Justice Nizanul Huq passed the order as the prosecution on August 2 submitted the second complaint case against Sayedee, another detained Jamaat leader, for committing genocide during the Liberation War in 1971.

The crimes tribunal also fixed August 10 to hold the hearing on the petition filed by the prosecution seeking its direction to issue arrest warrant against Sayedee.

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ICT issues arrest warrant against 4 Jamaat leaders

July 28th, 2010 admin
bdnews24.com, Dhaka

In its first hearing on Monday, the International Crimes Tribunal issued arrest warrants against four Jamaat-e-Islami top leaders.

The warrants were issued against Jamaat-e-Islami chief Matiur Rahman Nizami, secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, assistant secretary generals Mohammed Kamaruzzaman and Abdul Quader Molla for alleged crimes against humanity during 1971.

The Tribunal’s 20-minute hearing considered an application filed on Sunday by the prosecution panel’s chief Golam Arif Tipu with the tribunal’s registrar Mohammed Shahinur Islam.

Special security measures were taken for the hearing which started at around 10.30am at the tribunal established in the old High Court building.

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