Chief justice Sinha for use of Bangla in apex court proceedings

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday emphasised the need for introducing Bangla in judicial proceedings of the Supreme Court to meet people's expectations.

"Bangla needs to be introduced in the higher court proceedings as it is already used in the lower court functions. Some of the Supreme Court judges often write judgments in Bangla and I am also planning to write a few verdicts in Bangla," he said.

Sinha was addressing, as the chief guest, a discussion on "Mother Language and Culture of the Country" organised by Deshiya Sanskritik Ainjibi Parishad in the auditorium of the Supreme Court Bar Association.

"We are the only nation to fight and sacrifice lives for the mother language," said Justice Sinha, adding that everyone should uphold the language's dignity.

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said there was no classification of people in the country in ancient period as true secularism had prevailed then.

Lalon Fakir of Kushtia and Hason Raza of Sylhet taught secularism through their songs, he added.

Abdul Baset Majumder, vice chairman of Bangladesh Bar Council, said the culture of the country needs to be protected from the aggression of foreign culture.

After the meeting, a cultural programme was held.