৭/০৫/২০১৬ তারিখের The Daily star Editorial

প্রথমে গুরুত্বপুর্ণ শব্দগুলো পড়ি এর পড় এডিটোরিয়াল টা পড়ি:

1.ruling on ( রুল জারি করা)
2.amendment( সংশোধনী)
3.spirit( মূলনীতি, মেজাজ) : Rationale,essence principle,
4.disparaged( অবজ্ঞা, নিন্দা) : Disdain
5.verdict ( রায়)
6.conspiracy( ষড়যন্ত্র) : intrigue
7.confrontational( মুখোমুখি)
8.antagonism( বিরোধ, বৈরিতা, শত্রুতা) : animosity, hostility, adversity
9.utterances( ভাষণ, উক্তি বচন)
10.compelled( বাধ্য করা চালিত করা)
11.check and balance( শক্তির ভারসাম্য) :
a system that limits power within a political system, group, or organization in which no single part of it can become too powerful, because it needs the agreement of the other parts for its actions to be legal
12.constraint(বাধ্যবাধকতা)
13.subservient( অধীন, আজ্ঞাধীন, কৃতদাস তুল্য) : servile, obedient
14.affront( মুখোমুখি হওয়া, প্রকাশ্যে অপমান করা, আতে ঘা দেয়া)
15.uphold( সমর্থন করা, পোষকতা করা)
16.enshrines( পবিত্র স্থানে রাখা, সযত্নে রক্ষা করা)

এবার পড়ি EDITORIAL:

The HC ruling on the 16th amendment
Restore the true spirit of the Constitution

The HC on Thursday declared the 16th constitutional amendment as illegal, unconstitutional and against the principles of the separation of powers between the various organs of the state and the independence of the judiciary. Soon afterwards, however, several ministers and MPs disparaged the verdict, and by extension, we think, the judiciary itself, going so far as to describe it as a “conspiracy against democracy and sovereign parliament.”

The last thing we want is a confrontational relationship between the judiciary and the parliament. While it is not unusual for a parliament and a judiciary to disagree from time to time, whether in Bangladesh or in any other part of the world, what is harmful and undesirable is a relationship of antagonism, such as that exposed by the utterances of the parliamentarians.

We had wondered why the parliament felt compelled to make such an amendment to begin with, given that the legislature and the executive branches could already exert considerable influence over the judiciary, including appoint HC judges. The amendment raises concerns about whether or not the parliament wishes to have undue and crucial influence over the judiciary, violating one of the fundamental principles of the Constitution – that of an independent judiciary. It is imperative that, in a democracy, there is a balance of power between the different organs of the state thereby ensuring ‘check and balance’ between them.

We feel that the points raised by the HC have a lot of merit, particularly the criticism of Article 70 of the Constitution which is a major constraint to MPs performing functions independently in the parliament. The fact that the parliament can impeach judges with a two-thirds majority, on one hand, makes the judiciary subservient to the parliament, and on the other, means that the latter cannot take any action against a judge even if it has sufficient evidence to do so without a two-thirds majority. Seen from both angles, we believe that the process of impeachment of judges through the supreme judicial council should be seriously reconsidered by the Parliament.

Rather than to see this HC ruling as an affront against the parliament we urge our law makers to ensure that we uphold the true spirit of the Constitution, which enshrines the principles of separation of powers and judicial independence.

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