‘Joy Bangla’ must at government events: Bangladesh High Court
Dhaka: The Bangladesh High Court on Tuesday directed that top-level officials of the government must say “Joy Bangla” at the beginning and end of all state programmes from December 16 onwards.
The bench of justices F.R.M. Nazmul Ahasan and K.M. Kamrul Kader gave the order on Tuesday after hearing a petition in this regard.
The bench said: “The slogan ‘Joy Bangla’ has united the nation to fight in the Liberation War led by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.”
On Dec 4, 2017, the High Court issued a ruling asking why “Joy Bangla” should not be declared the national slogan, after lawyer Bashir Ahmed filed a writ seeking directives for it.
Advocate Bashir said Joy Bangla was the slogan of freedom fighters and people of Bangladesh during the Liberation War in 1971.
“Joy Bangla was the slogan of our independence and national unity and therefore it should remain as the national slogan — a symbol of national spirit and patriotism, he said in the petition.
Bashir Ahmed represented himself at the hearing on December 4. The Cabinet, law, and education secretaries were made respondents to the rule.
The HC bench of Justice Nazmul Ahasan and Justice Kamrul Kader also expressed dissatisfaction at the use of the “Bangladesh Zindabad” slogan saying that such a slogan is used in Pakistan. (IANS)