I'm never against such a late national leader and I don’t support it (being against a leader like Bangabandhu),” he said. Islamists objected to the construction of Bangabandhu’s statue at a rally under the banner of ‘Towhidi Janata Oikya Parishad’ in Dhaka’s Gendaria on Nov 13. Mamunul, who heads Bangladesh Khelafat Jubo Majlish, opposed the construction of Bangabandhu’s statue at a separate programme of the organisation at the BMA Auditorium in the capital the same day. He could not join a religious gathering in Chattogram’s Hathazari on Friday due to protests by the ruling Awami League’s affiliates against his comments on Bangabandhu’s statue. Mamunul on Sunday said he raised his voice against Bangabandhu’s statue because statues are “un-Islamic”.

Source: bd News24 November 29, 2020 14:48 UTC