Barlekha-Juri Correspondent: In protest against the indiscriminate genocide of innocent Muslims in Palestine by Israeli aggressors, a protest rally and assembly were organized by the National Imam Association in Barlekha, Moulvibazar.
On Monday (April 14) after the Zuhr prayer, the protest rally started from the Barlekha Central Jame Mosque, with the participation of people from all walks of life. The rally paraded through the main roads and culminated in a gathering in front of Islami Bank at the South Bazaar.
The post-rally assembly was presided over by Maulana Nazrul Islam, president of the Barlekha Upazila branch of the National Imam Association, and conducted by the joint secretary Maulana Abul Hasan Hadi. The keynote address was delivered by Maulana Abdul Qadir, advisor of the National Imam Association and vice-principal of Azimganj Darul Uloom Title Madrasa.
Special guests included Principal Maulana Sheikh Khairul Islam, general secretary of the Upazila branch of the National Imam Association and principal of Sujanagar Ideal Alim Madrasa, Mufti Maulana Ziaul Haque, and the founding editor of the weekly Barlekha newspaper, MM Atikur Rahman.
Other notable speakers included renowned Islamic scholar Maulana Lutfur Rahman, Faisal Alam Swapan, lecturer Tarek Ahmed, general secretary of the municipal branch of the National Imam Association Maulana Zakir Hossain, Maulana Abdullah Khan, Maulana Rezaul Karim Raju, and Maulana Moynul Islam.
