IF DG calls Rizvi's allegation on 'Rukon' 'completely false'

Director General (DG) of the Islamic Foundation (IF) A Salam Khan has denied allegations made by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, terming them 'completely false', reports UNB.

Speaking to the news agency over the phone on Saturday evening, the DG said, "I did not say such a thing. It is completely false. Someone may have given him incorrect information to malign me."

Earlier in the day, at a discussion and prayer meeting held at the National Press Club in the capital, marking the anniversary of the July-August mass uprising, Rizvi alleged that the DG had told officers and staff of the Islamic Foundation that they would lose their jobs if they were not 'Rukon' (members) of a particular group.

Responding to this, A. Salam Khan said, "Rizvi probably made the comment based on misinformation. I have not made any such statement recently."

In an official statement, the Islamic Foundation also condemned the remarks, calling them "deliberate and defamatory." The statement clarified that A. Salam Khan is a judicial officer, serving as a senior district and sessions judge, and a respected scholar. "Spreading such false statements in his name is both condemnable and purposeful," the Foundation said.