Sammilito Islami Dal Samuho, a coalition of Islamist parties, on Thursday threatened to enforce a daylong countrywide hartal on October 26 if sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique is not arrested by October 22 for his disparaging remarks about hajj, reports UNB.
Mawlana Zafrullah Khan, secretary general of the coalition, said they gave the authorities until October 22 to arrest Latif Siddique who was also expelled from the Awami League presidium.
Addressing a press conference at Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU) in the morning, he said, "We demand that he (Siddique) be arrested and put on trial for hurting the religious sentiment of Muslims with his derogatory comments about hajj and Tablig Jamaat."
Latif Siddique at a views-exchange meeting with expatriates from Tangail on September 28 in the USA said, "During hajj, so much manpower is wasted. Over 20 lakh people have gone to Saudi Arabia to perform hajj. They've no work, no production and they only cause deduction."
Islamists threaten hartal on Oct 26 if Latif not arrested
FE Team | Published: October 17, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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