BNP leader Mir Nasir meets Hifazat chief Shafi on Motijheel mayhem anniversary

BNP Vice-Chairman Mir Nasir Uddin has met Hifazat-e Islam chief Shah Ahmed Shafi in Chittagong.

Chittagong Bureaubdnews24.com
Published : 5 May 2017, 08:56 PM
Updated : 5 May 2017, 08:56 PM

The meeting, which took place at Shafi's Darul Ulum Moinul Islam Madrasa at Hathazari on Friday, coincides with the fourth anniversary of Hifazat’s mayhem in Dhaka's Motijheel. 

The senior BNP leader visited the madrasa when the leaders of the party are vocal against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina giving in of Hifazat demands for removal of a statue from the Supreme Court premises and recognition of top Qawmi madrasa degree.

After the prime minister made the announcement on the demands during a meeting with Qawmi representatives headed by Shafi last month, BNP leaders said the ruling Awami League was 'befriending' Hifazat in order to win the next election.

Mir Nasir, a former minister of the BNP-led coalition government, met Shafi around 12:45pm before the Juma prayers.

The Hifazat chief's Press Secretary Munir Ahmed told bdnews24.com that the BNP leader enquired about the health of Shafi and exchanged greetings during the six-minute meeting.

"Nothing else was discussed," he said.

Mir Nasir hails from Hathazari. He was accompanied by Hathazari BNP chief Noor Mohammad, Member Secretary Slaiman? Manju and other local leaders of the party and its affiliates during the meeting.

Shafi's son Anas Madani was also present. 

Mir Nasir did not respond to bdnews24.com calls for his comments on the meeting.