Staff Reporter :
The daylongcountry-wide hartal, enforced by Sammilito Islami Dal, a coalition of Islamic parties, demanding the trial of sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui for his disparaging remarks about hajj and Tablig Jamaat passed off in a slack manner on Sunday.
There was a no report of any untoward incidents during the hartal hours. Hartal supporters were seen picketing in different parts of the country in the morning. However, no picketing was seen afterwards anywhere across the country.
Most business establishments kept their shutters on across the country, including the capital, while
vehicular movement was almost normal. However, many educational institutions remained closed.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) remained deployed in the capital during the hartal hours to maintain the law and order.
Maulana Zafrullah Khan, secretary general of the Islamic combine, announced the shutdown programme at a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club on Wednesday, as the government has ‘failed’ to arrest Latif within their given deadline for his offensive remarks.
Maulana Zafrullah Khan, secretary general of the alliance, in a statement claimed that the people of the country observed the hartal spontaneously. He claimed at least 350 people were arrested during the hartal. Demanding release of them, he said that they would continue the movement until their demand is met. He announced of countrywide demonstration on Friday.
Latif Siddiqui at a views-exchange meeting with expatriates from Tangail on September 28 in the USA said, “During hajj, so much of manpower is wasted. Over 20 lakh people have gone to Saudi Arabia to perform hajj. They’ve no work, no production and they only cause deduction.”
“Some 20 lakh Tablig Jamaat people get together annually who don’t do any productive work except halting traffic movement across the country,” he added.
The daylongcountry-wide hartal, enforced by Sammilito Islami Dal, a coalition of Islamic parties, demanding the trial of sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui for his disparaging remarks about hajj and Tablig Jamaat passed off in a slack manner on Sunday.
There was a no report of any untoward incidents during the hartal hours. Hartal supporters were seen picketing in different parts of the country in the morning. However, no picketing was seen afterwards anywhere across the country.
Most business establishments kept their shutters on across the country, including the capital, while
vehicular movement was almost normal. However, many educational institutions remained closed.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) remained deployed in the capital during the hartal hours to maintain the law and order.
Maulana Zafrullah Khan, secretary general of the Islamic combine, announced the shutdown programme at a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club on Wednesday, as the government has ‘failed’ to arrest Latif within their given deadline for his offensive remarks.
Maulana Zafrullah Khan, secretary general of the alliance, in a statement claimed that the people of the country observed the hartal spontaneously. He claimed at least 350 people were arrested during the hartal. Demanding release of them, he said that they would continue the movement until their demand is met. He announced of countrywide demonstration on Friday.
Latif Siddiqui at a views-exchange meeting with expatriates from Tangail on September 28 in the USA said, “During hajj, so much of manpower is wasted. Over 20 lakh people have gone to Saudi Arabia to perform hajj. They’ve no work, no production and they only cause deduction.”
“Some 20 lakh Tablig Jamaat people get together annually who don’t do any productive work except halting traffic movement across the country,” he added.
