The Daily
Star
February 5, 2011
The evil and sickness of Mohammad and his disciples
can be summed up in a single news article. As one reads
this article consider that all of the moderate regimes in North Africa and the
It is time for American and European white muslims to ask themselves what is it
in Mohammadism that not only makes it legal to
The High Court yesterday ordered
district officials in Shariatpur to explain why they
failed to protect 14-year-old rape victim Hena from
being whipped to death as per a fatwa on Monday.
The deputy commissioner, the
superintendent of police of Shariatpur and the thana nirbahi officer of Naria upazila -- where the
incident took place--will have to report to the HC (High Court) in 15 days how it happened
although the court (HC) had eight months ago declared fatwa illegal and a
punishable offence.
In a suo
moto rule, the HC directed them also to report what
steps they have taken in this regard.
An HC bench comprised of Justice
AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain issued the rule
following press reports on the killing of Hena.
The reports said Hena was raped
by her 40-year-old relative Mahbub on Sunday. Next
day, a fatwa was announced at a village arbitration
that she must be given 100 lashes. She fell unconscious after nearly 80 lashes.
Fatally injured Hena was rushed
to Naria health complex where she succumbed to her
injuries.
Supreme Court lawyer Seema Zahur yesterday placed
before the HC bench a press report on the incident on behalf of Bangladesh
National Women Lawyers Association.
Meanwhile, another HC bench
yesterday directed the law enforcement agencies to submit a report to it within
three weeks on what steps have been taken following this incident in the light
of its judgement on extra-judicial punishment.
The bench comprised of Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice Nazrul Islam Talukder also
ordered the information ministry to run a media campaign to create awareness
among people against extra-judicial punishment.
The bench headed by Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on July 8
last year delivered the verdict declaring illegal all kinds of extra-judicial
punishment including those in the name of fatwa at local arbitrations.
Following three writ petitions,
the court directed the authorities concerned to take punitive action against
people involved in enforcing fatwa against women.
It also observed that infliction
of brutal punishment including caning, whipping and beating at local salish [arbitration] by persons
devoid of judicial authority constitutes violation of the constitutional
rights.
Barristers Rabia
Bhuiyan, Sara Hossain and Mahbub Shafique, and advocate KM Hafizul Alam, lawyers for the
writ petitioners, yesterday placed the judgement to
the bench following the incident involving Hena.
Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a human rights
watchdog, expressed deep concern and shock yesterday at the killing of teenage
rape victim Hena.
It demanded punitive action
against those who enforced fatwa concerning her.
The ASK called upon the
government to take effective steps to stop recurrence of such incidents.