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Posts published in “Day: June 3, 2017

Hefajat out to malign country’s secular image, Says Shahriar Kabir

Report in The daily star, June 03, 2017 Qawmi madrasa-based Islamist organisation Hefajat-e-Islam is trying to malign the secular image of the country by demanding demolition of sculptures, war crimes trial campaigner Shahriar Kabir said yesterday. He also criticised the government, saying the government acted tough after the Hefajat-led May 5 mayhem at Shapla Chattar in Dhaka in 2013, but it has moved away from the position. “The government should explain why it has become…

Hefajat now threatens agitation, Demands permanent removal of Lady Justice statue

Report in The daily star, June 03, 2017 Qawmi madrasa based Islamist organisation Hefajat-e-Islam yesterday threatened mass demonstrations after Ramadan unless the government removed the statue of Lady Justice from the Annex Building premises of the Supreme Court. Its leaders made the demands from a rally held in front of Baitul Mukarram Mosque in the capital following Jumma prayers. Amid growing demands by several Islamist outfits for removal of the statue, the SC authorities took…