Staff Reporter :
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Wednesday urged the United Nations to take initiative to stop massacre of Rohingya people in the Rakhine State of Myanmar.
The call was given from a human chain organised in front of the Bar Bhaban on the day in protest against the mass killing, rape and violation of human rights in Myanmar.
The SCBA President Advocate Yousuf Hussain Humayun said, “Those who often speak of humanity are silent today. We hope that the United Nations (UN) will come forward to save the Rohingya Muslims. If it fails, we will be constrained to consider the UN as a teethless tiger, adding that the people of Bangladesh are united on common issue like upholding humanity”.
The Bar president said that the lawyers would meet the country representative of the UN in Bangladesh to talk about Rohingya issue.
Bar Secretary Barrister A M Mahbub Uddin Khokan said, “The people of Bangladesh are very shocked at the underway brutality on Rohingya Muslims. We condemn the barbarism.”
The Supreme Court Bar will arrange another human chain programme on November 27.
Advocate Zainul Abedin, former President of the bar, wondered how the Rohingya people were being tortured and killed in Myanmar in violation of humanity. He said that they would protest the killing, raping and violation of human rights in a larger scale and proposed to send a delegation team to the UN office in Bangladesh to express concerns over the oppression of Rohingya people.
Advocate S M Rezaul Karim, former secretary of the Bar, said that the atrocities on the Rohingya people reminded the world of the days of barbarism of medieval age. The world has to raise voice to solve the problem immediately.
Advocate Fahima Nasreen Munni, Vice President of the Bar, said that the Border of Bangladesh should be opened for the Rohingya people. She advocated for withdrawal of the noble peace prize given to Aung San Suu Kyi, the State Counsellor of Myanmar, for her silence to the massacre. Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kazal said that they must put pressure on the international community to stop massacre of the innocent people in Myanmar..
Advocate Fazley Rabbi Mia, Deputy Speaker of the National Parliament, Advocate A B M Nurul Islam, Advocate Taimur Alam Khandaker and Barrister Badruddoza Badal were also present at the human chain program.
