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HC asks govt to block FB cartoons, pictures against Islam
HC asks govt to block FB cartoons, pictures against Islam
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
DHAKA: The High Court On Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to take necessary action to shut the web pages and websites for showing sensitive cartoons and pictures hurting religious sentiment of Islam on the social networking site facebook. In response to a public interest litigation filed jointly by Batul Sarwar, a Dhaka University teacher and M Nurul Islam, principal of Dhaka Centre for Law and Economics, the HC bench comprising Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Khurshid Alam Sarkar also asked the authorities concerned to take initiate investigation and identify the perpetrators of the offensive sites.
It also issued a rule asking the government to explain within four weeks why it should not be directed to block permanently the sites on the social website facebook and other interest sites for hurting religious sentiment.
It also asked the government to explain why it should not be directed to take legal action against the founders of the sites and web pages for displaying offensive and heinous content on the sites.
Secretaries of home and information, inspector general of police (IGP) and the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission have been made respondents to reply to the rule.
After the HC order, Barrister Nawshad Zamir, one of the counsels of the petitioner, told The Independent that some culprits were involved in showing sensitive cartoons and pictures of Hazrat Muhammad (SM) intentionally hurting the religious sentiment of the Islam.
He submitted a total of six web sites and facebook before the HC, which were involved in hurting the religious sentiment of Islam.
Advocate TH Khan, Fida M Kamal, Afzal H Khan, Nawshad Zamir and Ragib Rauf Chowdhury appeared before the court on behalf of the petitioners.
HC asks govt to block FB cartoons, pictures against Islam
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
DHAKA: The High Court On Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to take necessary action to shut the web pages and websites for showing sensitive cartoons and pictures hurting religious sentiment of Islam on the social networking site facebook. In response to a public interest litigation filed jointly by Batul Sarwar, a Dhaka University teacher and M Nurul Islam, principal of Dhaka Centre for Law and Economics, the HC bench comprising Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Khurshid Alam Sarkar also asked the authorities concerned to take initiate investigation and identify the perpetrators of the offensive sites.
It also issued a rule asking the government to explain within four weeks why it should not be directed to block permanently the sites on the social website facebook and other interest sites for hurting religious sentiment.
It also asked the government to explain why it should not be directed to take legal action against the founders of the sites and web pages for displaying offensive and heinous content on the sites.
Secretaries of home and information, inspector general of police (IGP) and the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission have been made respondents to reply to the rule.
After the HC order, Barrister Nawshad Zamir, one of the counsels of the petitioner, told The Independent that some culprits were involved in showing sensitive cartoons and pictures of Hazrat Muhammad (SM) intentionally hurting the religious sentiment of the Islam.
He submitted a total of six web sites and facebook before the HC, which were involved in hurting the religious sentiment of Islam.
Advocate TH Khan, Fida M Kamal, Afzal H Khan, Nawshad Zamir and Ragib Rauf Chowdhury appeared before the court on behalf of the petitioners.
