Country鈥檚 leading Islamic scholars at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Tuesday from a big rally demanded trial for the killing at the rally of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh in Motijheel Shapla Chattar area in 2013, plunging the city into a traffic chaos.
Thousands of people, including Qawmi madrasha students and teachers, from across Bangladesh started gathering the conference venue from early Tuesday leading to huge traffic congestions in Shahbagh, New Market, Bangla Motor and other areas in the city.
The Islamic conference 鈥� organised by Ulemah Mashayekh Bangladesh aimed to protect Tabligh Jamaat, Qwami madrassahs and Islam 鈥� raised nine-point demand, announced by Maulana Mahfuzul Haque, including declaring聽 Ahmadiyyas as non-Muslims in Bangladesh, withdrawal of all false cases filed during the Awami regime against Islamic scholars.
Other demands include making religious studies compulsory in the general education syllabuses at all levels, not allowing Indian Tabligh Jamaat chief Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi to come to Bangladesh, restricting the entry of Saad鈥檚 supporters at the Kakrail Mosque 鈥� Tabligh鈥檚 headquarters in Bangladesh, and Biswa Ijtema oragnised annually at Tongi, and running those under the supervision of ulemah, punishment for the attackers on madrasa students-teachers by Saad鈥檚 supporters in 2018.
Devotees swarm Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka for Islamic conference on Tuesday.聽 鈥� Sony Ramani
A case was filed on August 18 against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 33 others on charges of 鈥榤ass-killing鈥� at the rally of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh.
The annual congregation at Tongi on the outskirt of the Dhaka city is now organised in two phases following the conflict over the leadership of Saad.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police additional commissioner (traffic) Khondkar Nazmul Hasan told 抖阴精品 that such traffic congestion occurred in the capital due to huge pressure of vehicles and people of the conference.
The vehicles carrying the conference participants supposed to leave the city area by 6:00am after dropping them, but it did not happen, said Nazmul.
Vehicles were parked on both sides of the road narrowing the path for traffic. Police tried to clear at least one side, added Nazmul.
A large number of buses in rows were seen parking in Shahbag and nearby areas till 3:30pm causing sufferings to the commuters.
Muhammad Enamul, worker of Rajanigandha bus, said that the bus took around three hours to reach Shahbag crossing from Gulistan.
Rubi Khatun came to visit her doctor to show medical reports at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital.
鈥業t was a huge suffering to come from Mohakhali. Busses were not much available and traffic congestion was huge in the morning,鈥� said Rubi in the afternoon, adding that she was struggling to get in a bus to return home as most of the buses were overcrowded.
Motorcycle ride-sharer Al-Amin said that he could not take regular trip due to huge traffic congestion in the capital.
鈥楢 ride from Uttara to Shahbag took the major part of the day,鈥� said Al-Amin.