Bangladesh bans Islam dress code

[Devil Soul]

22 August 2010 Last updated at 21:08 GMT
Bangladesh bans Islam dress code
By Anbarasan Ethirajan
BBC News, Dhaka

A Bangladesh court has ruled that people cannot be forced to wear skull caps, veils or other religious clothing in workplaces, schools and colleges.

The ruling came after reports that a college in the north had forced students to wear veils.

The high court also ruled that women cannot be prevented from taking part in sports or cultural activities.

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Because any kind of religious attire is imposed, that has been declared illegal to some extent”

Mahbub Shafique
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The court said that wearing any form of religious clothing, for students and employees, should be a personal choice.

It has also asked the authorities to explain why it should not be made illegal to prevent girls from taking part in sports and cultural activities.

In April this year, the court ordered schools and colleges not to force women to wear the burqa, a garment that covers the entire body except the eyes and hands.

Mahbub Shafique, one of the lawyers who filed the latest litigation, told the BBC how this ruling goes a step further.

"The difference between these two is that, this particular ruling today doesn't apply only on females it also applies to males as well.

"Because any kind of religious attire is imposed, that has been declared illegal to some extent."

The repeated interventions by the court show that these orders are likely to be ignored by most people living outside the capital Dhaka.

Though Bangladesh is a Muslim-majority nation, most people practise a moderate version of Islam.

In the long run, the country's politicians want the country to transform into a secular democracy rather than an Islamic republic

 

[Luftwaffe]

Chaos coming soon..

 

[Hyde]

Is it not a wrong/misleading title? whatever i read so far claims that the Person should not be forced to wear any attire. It does not mean that Islam dress has been banned

 

[big_mac]

Is it not a wrong/misleading title? whatever i read so far claims that the Person should not be forced to wear any attire. It does not mean that Islam dress has been banned

You right. The title is very misleading. Nothing is banned. Its only that A Bangladesh court has ruled that people cannot be forced to wear skull caps, veils or other religious clothing in workplaces, schools and colleges.

the correct title should read as per BBC report

Bangladesh bars enforced Islamic dress code

Link BBC News - Bangladesh bars enforced Islamic dress code

 

[somebozo]

the title is misleading and fueld madrassa PhD trolls.

A Bangladesh court has ruled that people cannot be forced to wear skull caps, veils or other religious clothing in workplaces, schools and colleges.

Bangladesh did not ban anything. It just ruled out that people cannot be forced into a dress code which is inline with Islamic teachings and principles.

 

[Ahmad]

a step in the right direction.

 

[idune]

Another Awami regime special - by using its kangaroo court try to paint "fundamentalist" color on Bangladeshis.Following ruling by Awami kangaroo court has no relevance because in almost all places, except Sajeeb Wazed Joy fabricated wrirings, neither “burqa” nor man’s cap are forced on. Rather “burqa” and cap are part of Islamic tradition and that people follow on their own.

3 million garments workers who are woman and earn most of Bangladesh export earning and are biggest proof freedom of choice tBangladeshi woman enjoys. It will be virtually impossible to find a burqa wearing woman there although they dress modestly.

With Awami regime losing ground with its western sponsors, this regime trying to paint Bangladesh with broad fundamentalist brush and then taking credit with their western masters by using such kangaroo court rulings to supress Muslim majority population.

 

[Agnostic_Indian]

Another Awami regime special - by using its kangaroo court try to paint "fundamentalist" color on Bangladeshis.Following ruling by Awami kangaroo court has no relevance because in almost all places, except Sajeeb Wazed Joy fabricated wrirings, neither “burqa” nor man’s cap are forced on. Rather “burqa” and cap are part of Islamic tradition and that people follow on their own.

3 million garments workers who are woman and earn most of Bangladesh export earning and are biggest proof freedom of choice tBangladeshi woman enjoys. It will be virtually impossible to find a burqa wearing woman there although they dress modestly.

With Awami regime losing ground with its western sponsors, this regime trying to paint Bangladesh with broad fundamentalist brush and then taking credit with their western masters by using such kangaroo court rulings to supress Muslim majority population.

The ruling came after some reports that some colleges are imposing burqa on students and court ruled that burqa cannot be imposed it's personal choice. Where does it calls all nation as 'fundamentalists '.
fact of the matter is some people are afraid of the word ' SECULARISM ' .

 

[Bhairava]

Another Awami regime special - by using its kangaroo court try to paint "fundamentalist" color on Bangladeshis.Following ruling by Awami kangaroo court has no relevance because in almost all places, except Sajeeb Wazed Joy fabricated wrirings, neither “burqa” nor man’s cap are forced on. Rather “burqa” and cap are part of Islamic tradition and that people follow on their own.

3 million garments workers who are woman and earn most of Bangladesh export earning and are biggest proof freedom of choice tBangladeshi woman enjoys. It will be virtually impossible to find a burqa wearing woman there although they dress modestly.

With Awami regime losing ground with its western sponsors, this regime trying to paint Bangladesh with broad fundamentalist brush and then taking credit with their western masters by using such kangaroo court rulings to supress Muslim majority population.

So finally it becomes RAWAMY stooge/dalal govt's plot to destroy the Bangladeshi garment industry.

Im amazed at your ability to pluck the rabbit out of the hat (metaphor).


On Topic;

In the long run, the country's politicians want the country to transform into a secular democracy rather than an Islamic republic

Excellent vision - All the best Bangladesh.

 

[Devil Soul]

When i copied it the title read "Bangladesh bans Islam dress code", but now its different

 

[Bhairava]

^^ I am at a loss for words.

 

[Masterchief]

the title is way misleading

 

[cybertron]

huh
waat a title!!!
cmpltly misleading
got to say its 1 step by BD in d right path

 

[Romel]

huh
waat a title!!!
cmpltly misleading
got to say its 1 step by BD in d right path

There is no 2nd step. It ends here.

Please don't mislead people (like the intentional BBC title).

 

[Patriot]

And in any case, Burqa is another totally different matter - It is not Islamic Dress code.I think it's fair to say it's arabic dress code rather then Islamic Dress code. (Sorry for regressing from the topic)