DHAKA: Bangladesh attorney general Md Asaduzzaman has called for removing” marxism” and” atheism” from the country’s law, sparking problems that the predominantly Muslim region could become shifting toward an Islamist position. The plan comes shortly after the widespread revolt that started in August that led to the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.
In a large court hearing on the accuracy of the 15th article, Asaduzzaman claimed that” communism and secularism do not represent the realities of a country where 90 % of the populace is Muslim”. The idea intensified discussion over Bangladesh’s potential ideological direction.
The country’s leading rules official, appointed by the Muhammad Yunus-led time govt, asserted that “democracy, not socialism, can be the basic principle of state policy”, and urged the court to consider the 15th amendment illegal, suggesting that simply find provisions be retained.
The 15th act, passed in 2011 under the now-ousted Awami League management, designated “nationalism, communism, democracy, and humanism” as basic principles of Bangladesh’s position plan, restored freedom of religion, and increased women’s representation. The act even ratified Bangladesh’s “father of the country,” named Sheikh Mujibur Rahman the “father of the country,” and abolished the caregiver govt system for overseeing elections.
Asaduzzaman contended that the article “directly contradicts” the nature of the 1971 Liberation War, the anti-autocracy movements of the 1990s, and the large rebellion in July-August 2024. ” If this amendment is not scrapped, the souls of the martyrs, including Abu Sayeed and Mugdho ( Mir Mahfuzur Rahman ), wo n’t rest in peace”, he said.
The solicitor general claimed that the Awami League had politicized Mujibur Rahman’s reputation for political gain by referring to Bangabandhu, who is also a well-known Bangabandhu. ” Mujibur Rahman was the undisputed leader of Bangladesh, but Awami League politicised him in the group’s attention”.
Kamal Hossain, one of the classic framers of the constitution, voiced opposition to the attorney general’s have. He emphasized that no unilateral legal changes should be made. ” Changes should be carried out only after taking people’s ideas into account”, he said.
Hossain even criticized the contentious Article 7A, which was added under the 15th act and criminalizes any attempt to impose arbitrary or unlawful laws on a person. These deeds fall under the purview of insurrection and carry the death penalty.
Hossain claimed that this restriction restricts political change and disregards the new well-known movement that ended Hasina’s 15-year Awami League administration. He demanded that the caretaker government program be reinstated.
Stop Hasina comment
According to Toufique Hasan, a Bangladeshi foreign ministry spokesman, Dhaka has urged New Delhi to stop former prime minister Hasina from making democratic comments from India. Hasan said the government has not received any requests from the appropriate authorities regarding the return of Hasina to Bangladesh for hearing before the region’s International Crimes Tribunal.
