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Published : 15 Nov 2025, 06:38 PM
BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has said his party would restore the phrase “trust and faith in Allah” to the Constitution if voted to power.
Speaking at a rally in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon, he said: “Our leader, martyred president Ziaur Rahman, was the first to insert ‘Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim’ into Bangladesh’s constitution. It still remains in place. Many tried to remove it… but failed.”
“But what is no longer there… what we had introduced as the fundamental principle of state policy, under the guidance of martyred president Zia -- ‘trust and faith in Allah’. It was in the preamble of the Constitution and in Article 8 under the fundamental principles of state policy. It has been removed,” he said.
Addressing the grand conference of the International Khatme Nabuwat at Suhrawardy Udyan, the BNP leader asked the assembled Khatme Nabuwat activists whether BNP should restore it.
The crowd responded with a resounding “yes.”
“In Shaa Allah, we will restore it,” said Salahuddin.
Referring to the demands raised at the Khatme Nabuwat gathering, he urged all to remain united and help BNP so that their demands can be met through the parliament.
“In parliament we must remain united. Muslims across Bangladesh must remain united. In shaa Allah, we will accept your proposals,” said Salahuddin.
Salahuddin said Muslims believe Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is the last prophet and no messenger and prophet will come after him.
“If anyone later claims prophethood and declares themselves a prophet, then they fall outside the words of the Prophet (pbuh). By believing in the Prophet as the final messenger and reciting the kalima, we have become Muslims. As citizens of Bangladesh, we believe in our national identity. And those who do not stand with the Prophet (pbuh) cannot be Muslims,” he said.
The grand conference was organised by the Khatme Nabuwat Parishad with the demand to declare Ahmadiyya non-Muslim. Starting at 9am, the rally continued until 2pm. The rally had participants from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.
The chief guest was Fazal-ur-Rehman, president of Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam.
