SC Bar Assoc Office
Chaos over hanging of Zia's photo
A chaos and scuffle took place between pro-Awami League (AL) lawyers and pro-BNP-Jamaat lawyers centering hanging of the photo of late president Ziaur Rahman in the office of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president yesterday.
A group of ruling AL-backed lawyers removed the photo of Ziaur Rahman after some others broken the rear door of the SCBA president's office creating a serious chaos for around one hour in the afternoon.
Earlier, at about 12:30pm, the SCBA authorities hung photos of Ziaur Rahman, Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani and MAG Osmani on the north side wall of the office, opposite of the photo of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
On November 22, the pro-AL lawyers had once removed their photos immediate after the SCBA hanged those at the same place.
Witnesses say the AL backed lawyers removed the photo around 2:00pm, saying it was hung to dishonour Bangabandhu.
Earlier, the agitating pro-AL lawyers besieged the president's room protesting hanging of the photo of Ziaur Rahman.
During the agitation, a group of pro-BNP lawyers chanted slogans in support of hartal called by BNP.
At one stage, some people, including a few lawyers, broke open the rear door of the SCBA president's room and then the pro-AL lawyers removed the photo of Ziaur Rahman.
Pro-BNP lawyers rushed in and locked in the chaos and scuffle with pro-AL lawyers.
Around 2:30pm, another group of lawyers removed the photos of Bhashani and Osmani from the SCBA president's office.
Later, both the groups held separate meetings and accused each other of vandalism on SCBA premises.
SCBA President Khandker Mahbub Hossain told The Daily Star that there is no legal bar to hang photos of the three leaders on the wall of the president's room.
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said the SCBA president and secretary are responsible for the chaos, since they have intentionally hung the photo of Zia facing the photo of Bangabandhu to make excited the general lawyers for creating a political issue.
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