The Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh on Sunday called for abolition of the women affairs reform commission, a day after the commission submitted its report to the interim government.
Hefazat鈥檚 stance against the reform commission sparked debates on social media.
The organisation announced that it would hold a protest rally on May 3 at the historic Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka to press home its demands.
The announcement was made at a press briefing by the organisation鈥檚 executive council at the auditorium of the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh in Dhaka.
The organisation鈥檚 joint secretary general, Maulana Mamunul Haque, said that the women affairs reform commission, through its report, labelled Islamic inheritance and family laws as sources of discrimination against women.
He also condemned the promotion of the reform commission鈥檚 proposals through the official Facebook page of the chief adviser and called for their withdrawal.
The organisation also called for justice for all 鈥榤assacres鈥� including the one at Shapla Chattar on May 5 and restoration of the constitutional provision for faith and trust in Allah instead of pluralism.
To press home its demands, the organisation would stage protests nationwide after jumma prayers on April 25 and a mass outreach campaign involving local leaders and Islamic scholars at district and thana levels across the country from April 25 to April 28.