Court Correspondent :
Bangladesh Jatiyo Hindu Mohajote yesterday filed a case against The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam, his wife Shaheen Anam, Executive Director of Manusher Jonno Foundation and Angela Gomes, Executive Director of Banchte Shekha with Brahmanbaria’s Senior Judicial Magistrate Court on the charge of hurting religious sentiment of Hindu minority.
The court took cognizance of the case on Tuesday and directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police to investigate the case.
According to the case statement, the complainant organization accused Shaheen Anam and Angela Gomes of trying to amend Hindu law, create division among Hindu community and put minority people against the government and malign the Awami League rule internationally.
Earlier, on September 23, another case was filed against Shaheen Anam with the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court of Narayanganj on the charge hearting the religious sentiments of the Hindu community.
Senior Judicial Mahmudul Mohsin directed the Police Bureau to Investigation (PBI) to investigate the case and submit a report by December 21.
Banchte Shekha Executive Director Angela Gomes was made co-accused in the case.
Akash Ghose, a member of Hindu community, filed the case with Narayanganj Chief Judicial Magistrate Court.
Banchte Shekha Executive Director Angela Gomes was made co-accused in the case.
According to the case dossier, Manusher Jonno Foundation executive director Shaheen Anam and Banchte Shekha Executive Director Angela Gomes are engaged in a deep-rooted conspiracy to create chaos among the people of Hindu community.
The two NGO bosses have been holding seminars and meetings in various parts of the country for years, seeking amendment to the Hindu law. The duo is working to put people of the minority community against the government.
Senior Judicial Magistrate took cognizance of the case, and asked the PBI to investigate the allegation and submit a report. As part of the ongoing protest, Hindu community people staged demonstrations against the unholy move by Shaheen Anam and her cohorts at Sutrapur in the capital on last Friday.
The agitating people burnt effigies of Mahfuz Anam and Shaheen Anam for hurting their religious sentiments.
Hindu leaders accused the couple of hatching a conspiracy to create internal faction within minority community and de-stabilize the country. They also said journalist Anam and his wife are trying to damage religious aristocracy of the Hindus.
Apart from seminars at various places of the country, Shaheen Anam and Angela Gomes are holding webinars to spread religious hatred. On March 4, they disclosed draft of “Hindu Inheritance Law 2020.” The NGO bosses are masterminds behind the proposed law, alleged the demonstrators.
The Hindu leaders also claimed that Shaheen Anam formed a committee with her NGO staff Rina Roy, a woman of minority community.
Besides, Mahfuz Anam published fabricated reports and stories in the Daily Star to confuse people, hide the real situation and implement their evil agenda.
