Bangladesh proposes lifer for defaming 1971 War, 'Bangabandhu'

August 22, 2016 18:11

Bangladeshs cabinet today approved a draft law with a provision of life imprisonment and Tk 1 crore (Rs 85 lakh) compensation for defaming the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan and the countrys founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The proposed law suggests that if anybody conducts propaganda against the War of Liberation and its spirit, Father of the Nation 'Bangabandhu' Sheikh Mujibur Rahman or the Liberation War issues, which are resolved by the court, through electronic media, he or she will suffer maximum life imprisonment and the minimum three-year imprisonment and the highest Taka 1 crore fine or both the punishment, Cabinet Secretary Shafiul Alam told reporters.

The new law has been proposed while Bangladesh already has Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act-2006 in effect and it recently drafted Liberation War Crimes Denial Act-2016 to check distortion and denial of established historical facts related to the 1971 war against Pakistan.

The 1971 war was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in then-East Pakistan. It resulted in the independence of Bangladesh.

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