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Bangladesh
Women must not be forced to wear veils
2010-04-09
[Bangla Daily Star] The High Court yesterday in a ruling said none can force women, working at public and private educational institutions, to wear veils or cover their heads against their wills. It is their personal choice if they wear scarves or cover their heads, the court said.

The court directed the education ministry to ensure the execution of its order. The HC asked the education secretary to make sure that women are not harassed by their superiors at educational institutions.

The verdict came after a writ petition was filed seeking HC directive following a newspaper report that an upazila education officer of Kurigram insulted a female teacher by making a disgraceful remark in June last year.

The HC bench of Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice Syeda Afsar Jahan also asked the education secretary to carry out the directives given by this court in May last year on sexual harassment of women at the institutions.

The court on May 14 last year directed the authorities concerned to form a five-member harassment complaint committee headed by a woman at every workplace and institution to investigate allegations of harassment of women.

Majority of the committee members must be women, it ruled.

The bench yesterday asked the secretary to transfer upazila education officer Arif Ahmed who made the offensive remark on Sultana Arjuman Huq, headmistress of Atmaram Bishweshwar Government Primary School.

Earlier in January this year Arif apologised to Arjuman before the HC and the court acquitted him of the charge, as Anjuman pardoned him.

The daily Shamokal on June 26 last year reported that Upazila Education Officer of Kurigram Arif Ahmed had called Sultana Arjuman Huq 'Beshya' (prostitute) at an open meeting in the upazila auditorium on June 25.

Anjuman felt insulted and became sick after the incident, the report said.

Following the report, Salahuddin Dolon, a Supreme Court lawyer, filed a writ petition seeking HC directive upon the government to take action against the accused and to prevent harassment of women working at educational institutions.

Bangladesh Legal Aid and Service Trust later became a party to the petition.

Barrister Sara Hossain appeared for the petitioner.
Posted by:Fred

#3  The small village of Herouxville got
harassed to no end by the leftard
media for posting a placard stating
simply that they did not lapidate women there...

http://a-free-world-votes-no-to-islam.blogspot.com/

Immediately, the muss-slime jihadists covered
the place with graffiti...

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Posted by: Hotspur666   2010-04-09 13:10  

#2  But do they have to buy health care insurance? What's next for us the burka and the veil?
Posted by: JohnQC   2010-04-09 11:38  

#1  "The daily Shamokal on June 26 last year reported that Upazila Education Officer of Kurigram Arif Ahmed had called Sultana Arjuman Huq 'Beshya' (prostitute) at an open meeting in the upazila auditorium on June 25.

Anjuman felt insulted and became sick after the incident, the report said.

Following the report, Salahuddin Dolon, a Supreme Court lawyer, filed a writ petition seeking HC directive upon the government to take action against the accused and to prevent harassment of women working at educational institutions.

Bangladesh Legal Aid and Service Trust later became a party to the petition."

Good grief - they've become just like us.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2010-04-09 00:08  

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