Judge resigns
Assistant Judge of Barisal, Mr. Chowdhury Hafizur Rahman, has resigned. He sent his resignation to the ministry from London, where he is on a study leave that just earned him a Bar-at-Law. In an interview with the BBC, he explained that his resignation is a protest to recent killing of two judges. He also considers his action a mark of respect to his deceased colleagues. We share his concern, but we don't agree with his method of protest.
Bangladesh is not the first country to face such senseless carnage. There has been terrorism in warlike fashion: 9/11, London subway, Madrid, Bali. We haven't heard people resigning in America, England, Spain, or Indonesia to protest or respect. Rather, they returned to their everyday lives as quickly as possible, showing a steady resolve not to let terrorists change their ways. In our country, after the initial shock of Ramna blast, common people deliberately regrouped there and went on with their cultural activities.
These self appointed guardians of truth have a declared agenda of destroying our judicial system. By resigning, Mr. Hafizur Rahman served their end.
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