Ministers say the Hezafat-e-Islam chief's remark will have no impact on women's education Dhaka TribuneMinisters, rights group condemned statements made by Islamic hardliner Hefazat-e-Islam chief Shah Ahmad Shafi who recently made his audience promise to restrain girls from studying at schools and collegesGovernment ministers and rights organizations have come down hard on Hefazat-e-Islam chief Shah Ahmad Shafi for his remarks against women’s education. Deputy Minister for Education, Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, has said that Hefazat chief Shafi’s remarks against sending girls to school will not affect the forward march of women’s education. The incumbent government gives the highest priority to women’s education," he said. Fundamentalist Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam chief Shah Ahmad Shafi’s oath to restrain girls from studying at schools and colleges has garnered widespread criticism. “The derogatory remarks made by Ahmad Shafi regarding girls’ education are insulting not only to women but also humiliating for the entire nation,” reads a press release issued on Saturday.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 13, 2019 06:56 UTC