The BNP yesterday condemned columnist Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury’s remarks on the Almighty Allah and demanded an investigation into the matter.
“His (Gaffar’s) comments have caused an uproar in the country. He wounded the religious sentiment of Muslims. We strongly denounce and protest his offensive remarks,” Asaduzzaman Ripon, acting spokesperson of the party, said at a press briefing at party’s Napaltan headquarters.
The BNP leader said Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury at a seminar on Bangladesh: Past, Present and Future at the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN in the USA made the offensive remarks on Allah’s 99 names.
“He said the names were given after the names of Kafirs (disbelievers). How much audacious his comment is,” he wondered.
The party also demanded punishment to Bangladesh’s permanent representative to the UN Dr AK Abdul Momen for presenting Gaffar Chowdhury with a crest after such remarks on Allah.
Ripon demanded a fair investigation into the matter to know whether there was any provocation from Foreign Ministry or Abdul Momen behind such comments.
“We don’t want to believe that the government has any link to the incident but the government must look into the matter to find out if any quarter has any hand in it.
He also hoped that Gaffar Chowdhury would apologies for his comments.
