In public events, the political speakers begin with the salutation Bismillah-Ar-Rahman-Ar-Rahim and end it with Allah Hafez. He asked the Islamic zealots why they deleted Khuda Hafez and coined Allah Hafez? The pro-Wahhabi Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami first introduced the endnote slogan Allah Hafez which was adopted from Pakistan Islamist conglomerates. The Islamist party was able to influence leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party to adopt Allah Hafez, while the Awami League leaders in the 1990s were still saying Khuda Hafez. In a major shift after 2009, gradually, Awami League leaders, MPs, and bureaucrats picked up the end salutation Allah Hafez and it is now established as Muslim etiquette.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 04, 2020 16:30 UTC