Several Islamist parties and groups will stage demonstrations across the country after Jum’a prayers today demanding capital punishment to Posts and Telecommunications Minister Abdul Latif Siddique for his “derogative” comment on hajj.
Islami Andalon Bangladesh, Islami Oikya Jote, Khelafat Mojlish and Hefazat-e-Islam are among the parties and groups to stage the demonstrations, a statement said yesterday.
They will hold their Dhaka city demonstrations in front of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Jum’a prayers and elsewhere in the capital, it said
Earlier on Sunday, Latif, also an Awami League Presidium member, made his remarks on hajj while addressing a reception arranged by the Tangail expatriates in New York.
Several political and Islamist groups reacted to his remarks with protests and processions across the country.
They also demanded that he be removed from the cabinet, parliament and the Awami League and subjected to capital punishment too.