Statue of Lady Justice reinstalled before SC annex building

The statue of Lady Justice has been reinstalled in front of the annex building of the Supreme Court in Dhaka.

“The reinstallation works began around 9:00 pm,” sculptor Mrinal Haque told The Daily Star.

"The sculpture has been reinstalled. It will take around one more hour to complete all other works," Mrinal who along with some workers were overseeing the removal works, told reporters at 12:55 am.

Earlier on Friday night, the Supreme Court authorities took down the statue from the SC premises.

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Terming the statue “un-Islamic”, Hefajat-e Islam, Awami Olama League and some other Islamist organisations demanded its immediate removal. On April 21, Islami Andolan Bangladesh demanded that the government remove the statue before Ramadan.

On April 11, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a meeting with the Alem and Ulema from Qawmi madrasas said she personally did not like the statue on the SC premises either.

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“Why would the statue of Greek Themis be set up in Bangladesh? The Greeks had a certain type of costume, but here a statue has been built and it is wearing a sari. It's a funny incident. I don't know why such an incident happened,” she said that time.

The premier also said she would soon discuss the matter with the chief justice and urged the Alem-Ulema to have patience. “Keep faith in me, I'll do whatever necessary.”

Later on April 17, Hasina told her cabinet colleagues that she had asked the CJ either to remove the statue or reinstall it at another place so that it cannot be seen from the National Eidgah.