Staff Reporter :
The High Court on Tuesday issued a ruling asking the government bodies to explain as to why they should not directed to launch a central website for digital registration of marriages and divorces taking into account the security of family life.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order after holding hearing a writ petition filed in this regard. Secretaries of the ministries of the law, ICT and religious affairs and the chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) have been asked to comply with the ruling within four weeks.
Lawyer Ishrat Hasan argued for the petitioners, while deputy attorney general Nawroz MR Chowdhury represented the state at the court.
Advocate Ishrat Hasan said, “Many incidents of cheating have been taking place as marriage and divorce registrations are not digital. Many are getting married again keeping their credentials secret. In many cases, the victims are getting involved in the case. So it will be easier to assess if the website contains marriage and divorce registration with photos.”
The lawyer filed the writ petition with the High Court on March 4 this year on behalf of Saiful Islam Nadeem, secretary of Aid for Men Foundation, Md Sohag Hossain from Dhaka’s North Kamalapur, Md Rakib Hasan from Uttara Model Town’s sector No. 5 and Noakhali’s Md Kamrul Hasan.
Rakib is the former husband of cricketer Nasir Hossain’s newly-wed wife Tamima Sultana.
