Fatwa against cultural activists condemned
Staff Correspondent
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad yesterday condemned the fatwa preventing 26 cultural activists at Karimganj upazila of Kishorganj district from attending the Eid congregation. The parishad demanded punishment to those who gave the fatwa, and proper security to the cultural activists and their families. Karimganj upazila Jamaat Amir Abdul Hai, Imam of Hatrapara Jame Mosque Sultan Ahmed and some other pro-Jamaat elements threatened the cultural activists as they were taking preparations to stage a drama on the occasion of the Victory Day. Two days before the Eid-ul-Azha, they called the cultural activists to a local madrassa and asked them to beg pardon of God (tawba) for their efforts to stage a drama. As the activists refused to do so, the Imam and his group forbade them to take part in Eid-ul-Azha prayer.
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