A dishonoured Judge

What hurts most is Justice Rahman's unfortunate and immature decision to persist through the investigation. Before the first step of the Supreme Judicial Council was taken, he could have resigned. He unfortunately did not; throwing away whatever shred of honour that was left to him. This rankles most; for the eternal question will remain: why he did not leave before bringing disrepute to himself and the august institution that he served.

Indeed the event is so shocking that words fail me to describe the sadness, sorrow and shame that cover all of us. We can only say; may Allah bless us. I conclude by taking liberty with the first few lines of James Shirley's poem.

"Honour and Renown
Has tumbled down,
And in the dust now lies,
Along with our anguished sorrowful cries"