Resist the evil politics of BNP-Jamaat: PM

Alleging BNP-Jamaat alliance for doing heinous politics and misguiding people in the name of Islam, the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday urged all the Muslims to resist the evil politics of burning people to death, reports United News of Bangladesh.

She also called upon the pir, mashayekh and ulema, to come forward and play a strong role in bringing back those misguided by the BNP-Jamaat to the true path of Islam. The prime minister made the call while addressing the inaugural function of the daylong International Sufi Conference 2015 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre.

Islamic scholars from home and abroad, including India, Germany, England and Russia, are participating in the conference organised by Bangladesh Tarikat Federation.

‘They have no respect for Islam …That is why they enforced agitation programmes during even Biswa Ijtema and on holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi.’ the Pm said.

The prime minister said BNP-Jamaat imposed blockade and hartal even on the holy day of Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the birth anniversary of prophet Hazrat Mohammad (SLW).

Terming Islam as a religion of peace and progress, Sheikh Hasina said, there is no place of terrorism and destructive activities in this holy religion. She called upon the country’s pir, mashayekh and Islamic scholars to come forward to create public opinion against burning people to death and reach the essence of holy religion Islam to the general public.

Chairman of Tarikat Federation Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizbhandari, MP presided over the function while its secretary general MA Awal, MP and dean of diplomatic corps and ambassador of Palestine Shaer Mohammad spoke on the occasion.