Meet With Home Boss: Hefajat sticks to its stance on sculpture
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal. File photo
Calling sculptures anti-Islamic, Qawmi madrasa-based clerics, many of whom are Hefajat leaders, have proposed that the government construct minarets instead of sculptures of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Led by Mahmudul Hasan, chairman of madrasa education board (Befaq), a 12-member delegation came up with the proposal at a meeting with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan at his residence in the capital on Monday night.
Coming out of the hour-long meeting, Hefajat-e Islam Nayeb-e-Amir Ataullah Hafezzi termed it fruitful. He claimed that the minister did not oppose their argument against the establishment of sculptures or idols.
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Hefajat-e-Islam yesterday said it wants to hold dialogue with the government to settle the ongoing debate centring the installation of the sculpture of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
At a press conference in Dhaka Reporters Unity, the Qawmi-based madrasa organisation also said the alem community is trying to hold a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on this issue. We are appealing to the government to resolve the issue through discussion. We are also trying to hold discussions with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina so that the ongoing problem can be resolved in an amicable way, Mahfuzul Haque, a top Hefajat leader and also secretary general of the Madrasa Education Board (Befaq), said at the briefing.