Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Sunday told Parliament that it is essential to bring the country’s religious educational institutions, including Qawmi madrasas, under the registration process of the government. “Qawmi madrasas need to be regulated bringing those under a single board. It’s essential to make a time-befitting educational system for religious educational institutions, including Qawmi madrasas, and bring those under the government’s registration process,” she said. Read: Ulama Mashayekh urges govt. to reopen Qawmi madrasas The education minister said this while replying to a starred question from ruling Awami League MP AKM Rahmatullah (Dhaka-11).

Hefazat-e-Islam has called a dawn-to-dusk countrywide hartal for Sunday protesting against police action on their anti-Modi rally in Dhaka, Chattogram and other districts. The Qawmi madrasa-based organisation will also organise nationwide demonstrations on Saturday, Abdur Rob Eusufi, nayeb-e-ameer of Hefazat, announced the programmes at a press briefing in Purana Paltan on Friday night. Hefazat chief Junaid Babungari published a video message in this regard. A clash involving Hefazat supporters and police left four people dead and at least 15 others injured at Hathazari in Chattogram on Friday. Also read: Four killed in clashes with cops in Chattogram The clash took place when policed opened fire after a group of protestors attacked Hathazari thana compound and Hathazari land office and set fire to a vehicle Meanwhile in Dhaka, at least 50 people, including several journalists, were injured in a clash between Muslim devotees and police in the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque area in the afternoon. Clashes erupted when police barred people from bringing out a procession after Jum’a prayers protesting against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The sculpture will be completed. Many Muslim majority countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Iran and Turkey and even Pakistan have sculptures. They have no issue against this art form. Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said this on Monday at the secretariat. Asked about