551 Ahle Sunnat Alem-Ulema urge govt to ban Hefajat-e-Islam

Terming Hefajat-e Islam an extremist and militant group, top 551 alam-ulema of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat today called upon the government to ban the Qawmi-madrasa based organisation.

In a joint statement, Ahle Sunnat leaders said since its formation in 2010, Hefajat has been involved in violence.

Sometimes they are threatening to demolish Khanka Sharif and shrines of preachers of Islam, and sometimes they want to establish extremism in the country by publicly threatening to kill the country's people who believe in Sufism.

They called Hefajat-e-Islam a militant group and demanded that it be banned.

The signatories include Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat Bangladesh Central Chairman Kazi Muhammad Mueenuddin Ashrafi, Secretary General Syed Moshiuddaulah, MA Mannan, Solaiman Ansari, Abdul Bari, MA Manna, Nurul Alam, among others.