Bangladesh court bans religion in politics

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Bangladesh court bans religion in politics

DHAKA (January 05 2010): Bangladesh's dozens of Islamic political parties must drop Islam from their name and stop using religion when on the campaign trail following a court ruling, the country's law minister said Monday. The Supreme Court on Sunday upheld an earlier ruling by the High Court from 2005 throwing out the fifth amendment of the constitution, which had allowed religion-based politics to flourish in the country since the late 1970s.

"All politics based on religion are going to be banned as per the original constitution," Shafique Ahmed told AFP. The verdict does not affect constitutional amendments that made Islam the Muslim majority nation's state religion in 1988 and incorporated a Quranic verse in the constitution. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which is allied with two Islamic parties, said it would appeal the verdict.

Bangladesh's original constitution, drafted by the secular Awami League party after the country became independent from Pakistan in 1971, barred the use of religion in politics. "We want to reinstate the original constitution. Secularism was a pillar of the 1972 constitution," said Ahmed.

The move follows the Awami League's sweep to power in 2008 elections, which saw them beat the BNP with a landslide. The new government outlawed a controversial Islamic party in October, accusing it of destabilising the country. Four other Islamist organisations, including the Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), were earlier banned after they carried out a series of nation-wide bombings that left 28 people dead in 2005.

[Al-Zakir]

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This is not a final verdict. This was idiotic high court verdicts inspired by secular politics. Today's Bangladesh is not same as 1972 thus I feel this will not be effective as it will create political chaos and it also undemocratic.

[vinod2070]

Democracy and "Islamism" don't go together. One should not allow these loonies to use the excuse of democracy. They need to be crushed by force, the only language they understand.

A good decision.

[Al-Zakir]

Originally Posted by vinod2070

Democracy and "Islamism" don't go together. One should not allow these loonies to use the excuse of democracy. They need to be crushed by force, the only language they understand.

A good decision.

I guess you are the islamic sholor that we have to learned from. You must be out of your ignorant mind. Politics is intergal part of Islam and if any one disagree with this fact are denying part of Islam.

Bangladesh is majority muslim country so it's only fair that Islam based political are to go on to accodomate all opnion based. Just because Awami hoping to ban islamic party, it doesn't mean will take place. Like them, you are also living in lola land.

And please lay off your anti islamic rhetoric in your ugly soul.

[vinod2070]

Originally Posted by Al-Zakir

I guess you are the islamic sholor that we have to learned from. You must be out of your ignorant mind. Politics is intergal part of Islam and if any one disagree with this fact are denying part of Islam.

Bangladesh is majority muslim country so it's only fair that Islam based political are to go on to accodomate all opnion based. Just because Awami hoping to ban islamic party, it doesn't mean will take place. Like them, you are also living in lola land.

And please lay off your anti islamic rhetoric in your ugly soul.

Then why did you run from your Islamic land to a kaffir land? WHy d you complain of "Islamophobia" in non-Muslim countries? Isn't that "only fair"?

Political Islam is the root of world terror today. Religion should belong to the spiritual space, in politics it only muddles the waters.

[Al-Zakir]

Originally Posted by vinod2070

Then why did you run from your Islamic land to a kaffir land? WHy d you complain of "Islamophobia" in non-Muslim countries? Isn't that "only fair"?

Political Islam is the root of world terror today. Religion should belong to the spiritual space, in politics it only muddles the waters.

I am not running away from islamic land rather working toward to make non islamic land to islamic one. It's part of islam to spread the message of allah to non muslim thus my presence in america is not unislamic. I am one out of millions that made america a part of islamic heritage. We are becoming a strength in american politics as our people are united to force america to change it's policy toward muslim nations. it not far when we will become signicant force in policy making. I know you do not like it but that is not my concern.

None the less this kind of ban will create political anarchy in the country that will demise us to non existence. Islamic force in BD is very strong and it possibly can throw out present government due to it's islamic nations support. I do not think it will be wise for awami leauge to irritate islamic force in BD. There are many other life related issue needs to be address like poverty. This ban is not demand of people thus it will only irritate them as they are more concern about basic Commodities like food, water and health.

[DarkStar]

It's a pretty stupid decision. Many western countries have parties with religious philosophies, and even party names like Christian Democrats, Christian socialists, in countries like Germany and Belgium, while the Republican party in the US is widely known as staunchly pro protestant christian. Are the Bangladeshi 'secularists' trying to re-invent the democratic 'wheel'?

And how a court can ammend, or change parts of the constitution is beyond me. I thought that was parliament's job?

[Al-Zakir]

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Originally Posted by DarkStar

It's a pretty stupid decision. Many western countries have parties with religious philosophies, and even party names like Christian Democrats, Christian socialists, in countries like Germany and Belgium, while the Republican party in the US is widely known as staunchly pro protestant christian. Are the Bangladeshi 'secularists' trying to re-invent the democratic 'wheel'?

And how a court can ammend, or change parts of the constitution is beyond me. I thought that was parliament's job?[/

Only if stupid judges of high court would understand the consequences of their mid guided verdit.

It's all connected to past.
After the seperation of east pakistan, Mujib implemented secular constitution where he banned all islamic based political party while implementing one party anarchy in the name of "BAKSHAL". He though he would become similar to kamal ataturk but we all know the outcome of his vulgar decision that demised him from earth. His anti -islamic stand in mulim land was uncalled for due to his hate aginst jamat e islami because jamat did not support seperation of united pakistan.

General zia amend the constitutin known as "5th amendment" that allowed revived of all political party to be part of democratic society. He also wiped out secularism with Islam as the guiding principal of state activity.

Couple years back during BNP-Jamat ruled some on (an awami supporter) placed a petition in high court against the merit of 5th ammanment. As a result some awami low life judge declared 5th amendment as illegal. This stupid high court verdict were chalanged in supreme court by then BNP-Jamat government however anti islamic awami government decided to with drow the case from supreme court as it will fulfill their ill motivated wish however a review petition were placed by BNP's secretary general that will be hear on jan 18th of this year. I hope the supreme court judge will come to their sense and either vote in favor of 5th amendment or shelved the stupid verdict of high court otherwise coutry will face a unforgiving political crisis that will surplus anything in the recent past.

[vinod2070]

Originally Posted by Al-Zakir

I am not running away from islamic land rather working toward to make non islamic land to islamic one. It's part of islam to spread the message of allah to non muslim thus my presence in america is not unislamic. I am one out of millions that made america a part of islamic heritage. We are becoming a strength in american politics as our people are united to force america to change it's policy toward muslim nations. it not far when we will become signicant force in policy making. I know you do not like it but that is not my concern.

America was not made on Islamic heritage. That is why it is a tolerant and secular country unlike any Islamic country out there. You are trying to get a part of what is already there and already great because more than a billion of you in 57 Islamic countries have failed to create a single successful society. So you run to non Islamic successful societies and then accuse them of Islamophobia when your presence starts creating problems.

When you say that you want to make these countries Islamic, you are being a hypocrite. If you want to make it another Bangladesh, Pakistan or Somalia, why would you leave your own country in the first place? You go there because these secular democracies offer better life, opportunities and security than your Islamic heavens!

Isn't it reverse hijrat from the path shown by your prophet? Just for money? From Islamic land to kaafir land, the same place that you accuse of Islamophobia?

[vinod2070]

Originally Posted by DarkStar

It's a pretty stupid decision. Many western countries have parties with religious philosophies, and even party names like Christian Democrats, Christian socialists, in countries like Germany and Belgium, while the Republican party in the US is widely known as staunchly pro protestant christian. Are the Bangladeshi 'secularists' trying to re-invent the democratic 'wheel'?

The names "Christian democrats" doesn't mean that the parties are theocratic! You should know that.

Which mainstream party has a religious philosophy aka implementing the Bible as the governance system? Name a single one.

And how a court can ammend, or change parts of the constitution is beyond me. I thought that was parliament's job?

The courts have a responsibility to make sure that the spirit of the constitution is maintained. The parliament makes laws, the court makes sure it doesn't violate the basic spirit of the constitution.