Tabligh members try to take position in front of Matsya Bhaban, Dhaka on January 11, 2018 Focus BanglaRamna Zone Deputy Commissioner (DC) Maruf Hossain Zoardar said: “Tabligh members tried to enter the press club around 10am but the police pushed them towards Baitul Mukarram.”
“If they take position near press club, then it might create problems for the protesting teachers who are already there.”Also Read - Tabligh Jamaat demo near Dhaka airport creates traffic nightmare
Shahriar Mahmud, a Tabligh member, said: “We will continue with our protest till the time Saad leaves the country. “We are trying to go to press club and continue our protest there.” On the other hand, Befaqul Madarisil Arabia acting secretary general Allama Abdul Kudus directed Qawmi madrasa students to go to Kakrail Mosque and Ijtema ground to prevent Maulana Saad from joining the programme. Ramna police station Office-in-Charge Kazi Mainul said: “The situation is under control. Police have taken position in press club, Kakrail, and surrounding areas.”
Tabligh members tried to hold protest in front of Kakrail Mosque and Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on January 11, 2018 Focus BanglaEarlier on Wednesday, hundreds of members of the Islamic movement named Tabligh Jamaat and some Qawmi madrasa alems [clerics] positioned themselves near Airport Road in Dhaka, chanting slogans against the arrival of Maulana Saad.
Some of the protesters said Tabligh Jamaat members in India and Bangladesh have been opposing the visit of Maulana Saad as Darul Uloom Deoband, the movement’s central seminary, has been maintaining a state of non-cooperation with him.
Maulana Saad, however, is also a religious leader known for making controversial statements which have caused uproar in India on several occasions.
Despite the protest, he reached the local Tabligh headquarters without hindrance.Parts of this article were taken from Bangla Tribune 