Law Minister deflates campaign for creating confusion over scrapping 5th Amendment
He says SC cannot give legitimacy if parliament does anything beyond constitution
Dhaka, Feb 6 (UNB)-Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed Saturday said the scrapping of the 5th Amendment by the apex court paved the way for restoring the fundamentals of the Constitution based on ideals and spirit of the liberation war, and he urged all to frustrate campaigns against the change.
He said according to the 7th article of the Constitution, the constitution is the supreme law of the country and any law contradictory to the constitution stands null and void. “There is no rule for running state functions under martial law.”
Barrister Shafique, also former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, mentioned that the Supreme Court is the custodian of the Constitution. “If the parliament does anything beyond constitutional bounds, the Supreme Court will never give it legitimacy,” he said.
Law Minister Shafique was speaking as chief guest at the inaugural function of the 7th National Convention of Bangladesh College-University Teachers Association at the Dhaka University Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) auditorium.
He made it clear that religion has not been hurt through the verdict rather it has established religion in its proper perspective.
“Through this verdict an opportunity has been created for establishing a disparity-free society and a democratic, non-communal and welfare state,” the Law Minister told his audience of college and university teachers at Dhaka University.
He alerted all about certain quarters’ ill attempts to create confusion among people through misinterpretation of the verdict relating to religion.
The Fifth Constitution Amendment ratified military takeovers, proclamations and successive martial-law governments’ actions since the August 15, 1975 coup as well as changed three of the four fundamental principles of the post-independence 1972 constitution as regards nationalism, secularism and socialism.
He told the college-university teachers that the present government supports nationalization and expansion of education.
In this context, the minister disclosed that the government has taken initiative to establish more public (government) universities and formulate time-worthy education policy.
He called upon the teachers to improve the standard of education so that skilled manpower could be groomed.
He assured that the government would look into their various recommendations, including separate pay scale for them.
Dhaka University Vic-chancellor Dr Arefin Siddique, president of Bangladesh Teachers’ Association Joynal Abedin, among others, also spoke at the function with president of Bangladesh College-University Teachers Association Prof Dr M Aktheruzzaman in the chair.
He said according to the 7th article of the Constitution, the constitution is the supreme law of the country and any law contradictory to the constitution stands null and void. “There is no rule for running state functions under martial law.”
Barrister Shafique, also former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, mentioned that the Supreme Court is the custodian of the Constitution. “If the parliament does anything beyond constitutional bounds, the Supreme Court will never give it legitimacy,” he said.
Law Minister Shafique was speaking as chief guest at the inaugural function of the 7th National Convention of Bangladesh College-University Teachers Association at the Dhaka University Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) auditorium.
He made it clear that religion has not been hurt through the verdict rather it has established religion in its proper perspective.
“Through this verdict an opportunity has been created for establishing a disparity-free society and a democratic, non-communal and welfare state,” the Law Minister told his audience of college and university teachers at Dhaka University.
He alerted all about certain quarters’ ill attempts to create confusion among people through misinterpretation of the verdict relating to religion.
The Fifth Constitution Amendment ratified military takeovers, proclamations and successive martial-law governments’ actions since the August 15, 1975 coup as well as changed three of the four fundamental principles of the post-independence 1972 constitution as regards nationalism, secularism and socialism.
He told the college-university teachers that the present government supports nationalization and expansion of education.
In this context, the minister disclosed that the government has taken initiative to establish more public (government) universities and formulate time-worthy education policy.
He called upon the teachers to improve the standard of education so that skilled manpower could be groomed.
He assured that the government would look into their various recommendations, including separate pay scale for them.
Dhaka University Vic-chancellor Dr Arefin Siddique, president of Bangladesh Teachers’ Association Joynal Abedin, among others, also spoke at the function with president of Bangladesh College-University Teachers Association Prof Dr M Aktheruzzaman in the chair.
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