PM urges Alem, Ulema: Resist BNP-Jamaat’s militant acts in name of Islam

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UNB, Dhaka :
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the country’s Aleem and Ulema to put up a strong resistance against the anti-Islamic activities by the BNP-Jamaat alliance in the name of Islam as their misdeeds are damaging the religion’s image globally.
“This is urgently needed as our religion’s is disrespected internationally because of their (BNP-Jamaat) evil deeds…we can’t tolerate this, we can’t tolerate anyone disrespecting our sacred religion,” she said.
The Prime Minister said, this while speaking at the National Imam Conference-2015 marking the 40th founding anniversary of the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC). She also distributed awards among the best Imams.
Sheikh Hasina said Islam is the religion of peace and there is no place for subversive activities, terrorism and militancy in Islam.
The Prime Minister urged the Islamic scholars to come forward to create awareness among religious-minded people against militancy,
torching and burning, and thus establish a peaceful and safe Bangladesh for the future generation.
She also sought their cooperation in eliminating terrorism, militancy, conflicts and all forms of darkness from society being inspired with the essence of Islam.
When the government is working for Islam’s welfare, the BNP-Jamaat alliance is creating anarchy in the name of religion using very simple pious person, Hasina said.
They have been calling hartal and blockade programmes days after days without any reason and burning people, including children and expectant mothers to death, she said adding that this is like genocide.
About BNP-Jamaat’s hartal and blockade on the day of holy Ed-e Miladunnabi, the Prime Minister said they defamed Islam, Muslim Ummah and damaged the country’s image. “Even they attacked the common Muslims who joined the Biswa Ijtema this year.”
She said, the common people now are not responding to BNP-Jamaat’s call as they realised their politics of fraud, cheating and falsehood in the name of Islam.
Referring to her stance in international fora against terrorism and militancy, Hasina said she was highly vocal at a meeting with world leaders in Milan of Italy last year saying there was no relation of Islam with terrorism.
The Prime Minister said a quarter is misinterpreting Islam hatching conspiracies against it and undermining then entire Muslim Ummah through their misdeeds.
Describing the various steps taken by the Awami League government for the welfare of Islam, she said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman established Islamic Foundation after the country’s independence to spread the real teaching and essence of Islam among people.
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