After Azhari, Ahmadullah’s Australian visa cancelled, no exemption for extremists, clear reply from minister

❐ Staff Reporter

After Jamaat-e-Islami religious speaker Mizanur Rahman Azhari, the Australian government has officially canceled the visa of another Bangladeshi speaker, Ahmadullah.

The country’s Ministry of Interior made this decision on Sunday, April 5th, local time.

The Australian government took this drastic action against Ahmadullah after forcing Azhari to leave the country on charges of praising Hitler, who committed the infernal genocide in World War II, spreading anti-Semitism, and promoting religious extremism.

It is learned that Ahmadullah was officially announced the cancellation of his visa when he boarded another flight from Sydney Airport.

Australia’s Assistant Minister for Immigration, Matt Thistlethwaite, confirmed the decision. He warned in strong language that the Australian government has zero tolerance for those who spread anti-Semitic or Islamophobic extremist rhetoric. There will be no leniency in their dealings.

International media outlet The Daily Telegraph reported on the news of Ahmadullah’s visa cancellation, saying that Ahmadullah had in the past spread anti-Semitism and blamed Jews for global unrest.

The English transcript of the video of the radicalizing speeches of many Bangladeshi religious speakers, including Ahmadullah, has been widely criticized in the international media, citing the cancellation of Azhari’s visa and the rise of militancy in Bangladesh. Netizens have also strongly opposed the visit of such radical speakers to their country.

It is worth noting that Ahmadullah recently arrived in Australia to participate in the ‘Legacy of Faith’ program organized to mark the 25th anniversary of IPDC. As part of the visit, he first reached Melbourne and gave a video message to the Bangladeshi diaspora.

According to the published schedule, he was scheduled to attend a series of events on April 3 at Al-Taqwa College in Melbourne, April 4 at the main convention at the Diamond Venue in Sydney, April 6 at the National Convention Centre in Canberra, April 10 at Woodville Town Hall in Adelaide, and April 11 in Perth.

However, like Azhari, he had to leave Australia before participating in these events.