Bangabondu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University Act [XVI of 1998] Case Reference

Bangabondu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University Act [XVI of 1998]

Section 28(3) read with

ছাত্র-শৃঙ্খলা কমিটির ক্ষমতা ও কার্যাবলী অধ্যাদেশ

Section 4 In the absence of order passed by the Government declaring the books in question as banned in due compliance of law, expelling the petitioner from the University on the ground" নিষিদ্ধ ঘোষিত মওদুদীবাদসহ ভ্রান্ত আন্ত্বিনা সংক্রান্ত পুস্তকাদি বিতরণের মাধ্যমে ছাত্র- হাত্রীদেরকে জঙ্গিবাদী কর্মকান্ডে উৎসাহিতকরণ, উদ্বুদ্ধকরণ এবং সংগঠিত করার সক্রিয় চেষ্টায় লিপ্ত আছেন।" vide the impugned order without any lawful authority and hence, is of no legal effect.

The High Court Division held that it is rather evident that the petitioner did distribute certain books to other students of the University, which he himself admitted while recording his statements: At this juncture, the categorical assertions of the respondent University is that those books are banned "নিষিদ্ধ ঘোষিত". In this regard, not a single scrap of paper has been produced by the University that those books have been banned by the government vide an official order. However, in this connection it's contention is that those books were withdrawn from the mosque/madrasah of the country as per instruction of the Islamic Foundation. However, the position of law is that books banned by the Government in due process of law and books withdrawn from the mosque madrasah across the country by the order of the Project Director, Islamic Foundation on the count that "মসজিদে কুরআন-সুন্নাহর পরিপন্থী মওদুদীবাদসহ ভ্রান্ত আব্দিা সংক্রান্ত পুস্তকাদি সংরক্ষণ করা বা

মুসল্লীগণের নিকট সরবরাহ করা সমীচীন নয়।", (Annexure-1 to the affidavit in opposition), do not have same legal consequence. In the absence of order passed by the Government declaring the books in question as banned in due compliance of law, expelling the petitioner from the University on the ground "...... নিষিদ্ধ ঘোষিত মওদুদীবাদসহ আন্ত আবিদা সংক্রান্ত পুস্তকাদি বিতরণের মাধ্যমে ছাত্র- ছাত্রীদেরকে জঙ্গিবাদী কর্মকান্ডে উৎসাহিতকরণ, উদ্বুদ্ধকরণ এবং সংগঠিত করার সক্রিয় চেষ্টায় লিপ্ত আছেন।" vide the impugned order dated 09.05.2014 (Annexure-C to the writ petition) is without any lawful authority and hence, is of no legal effect. Accordingly, having found substance for consideration High Court Division is inclined to make the Rule ab- solute. Md. Mostafa bin Afzal -Vs- Bangladesh and others. (Spl. Original) 15 ALR (HCD) 338-342