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Women can t be marriage registrars : 21 eminent citizens express disappointment in HC verdict
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Twenty-one eminent citizens of the country have expressed their disappointment over the High Court s verdict that said women cannot become Nikah (Muslim marriage) registrars due to certain physical conditions and social as well as practical situations of the country. Recently, the High Court gave a verdict where it said women cannot be Muslim marriage registrars. This verdict has shocked and offended us, a statement signed by the 21 said today.
It said that women carry out all kinds of work during menstruation and that in Islam it wasn t obligatory to perform marriage ceremonies at mosques.
Kushtia SP’s statement in favour of Liberation War, say 11 noted citizens
The vandalised sculpture of Bagha Jatin in Kushtia. Photo: collected Star Online Report Star Online Report
Eleven noted citizens in a joint statement said Kushtia Superintendent of Police SM Tanvir Arafat s recent statement, about the vandalism of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and revolutionary Bagha Jatin s statues, was in favour of the spirit of the Liberation War.
The citizens are Sarwar Ali, Ramendu Majumdar, Abdus Selim, Mamunur Rashid, Mofidul Hoque, Shahriar Kabir, Muntassir Mamoon, Nasiruddin Yousuff, Golam Kuddus, Hasan Arif, and Ahkamullah. Kushtia Superintendent of Police SM Tanvir Arafat has given a statement on the issue of vandalism of the sculptures of Bangabandhu and revolutionary Bagha Jatin in the district. Like many others, we have had the opportunity to listen to the speeches on YouTube and we think the police officer has spoken in f