Jamaat Speaker Amir Hamza Forced to Apologize After Bizarre Remarks

Special Correspondent

Mufti Amir Hamza’s party Jamaat-e-Islami has warned him against making any political statements in the wake of his bizarre and fabricated comments about the halls of Dhaka and Jahangirnagar Universities. He has been instructed not to make any statements on political issues, he said in an interview with the media.

Today, Sunday, September 21, he said, “The organization’s officials have asked us not to make controversial political statements.” Two central officials said, “We should be careful while giving speeches at the gathering. We have decided not to say anything beyond the interpretation of the Quran.”

He commented that it is wrong to talk about something by comparing it to something else. He said, “I am no longer involved in these things.” His statement about the call to prayer at the Muhsin Hall of Dhaka University is being criticized.

He claimed that when Salimullah was mentioning the name of Muslim Hall, he mentioned the name of Muhsin Hall.

He apologized for making such a bizarre statement, stating that it was out of his control. He said, “I have heard about praying in the bathroom. But I should not have said it like that. I will be careful in the future.”

Jahangirnagar University students drink alcohol in the morning – his comments from the stage of the sermon were heavily criticized. In response to which he said, I was in the hall of Jahangirnagar University. Everyone knows what happens on the campus. What crime did I commit? I am sorry. When I go to preach, I talk about various things by comparing them, which is wrong.

He claimed that he was tortured in prison during the Awami League era. That is why he is still sick, so it is wrong to talk about it.

Although he avoided explaining why he had to go to jail during the Awami League era. He had given orders to attack the Parliament building. In the wake of which two armed militants were caught by the security forces while attacking the Parliament building. They confessed that they had gone to attack on the orders of Mufti Amir Hamza. Video footage of his instructions was also found at that time. In the wake of which he was arrested.

Earlier, during the Corona pandemic, Amir Hamza had said, “If a Muslim gets Corona, the Quran will be false.” His statement was severely criticized by the scholarly community.

Regarding his statement about Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna, Aamir Hamza said, “I said this about describing beauty. I apologize for that, and I will never say such things again. I am sorry if anyone was hurt.”

Jamaat leader Amir Hamza was a student of the Al Quran and Islamic Studies Department of Islami University. He is a candidate for the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Member of Parliament from Kushtia-3 (Sadr) constituency in the national parliamentary elections. Recently, many of his statements have sparked criticism. In one sermon, he claimed that he was not allowed to give the call to prayer in the hall of DU for 16 years. Hearing this, the students were angry. Even the muezzin Md. Abul Bashar, who had been giving the call to prayer in that hall for the last 20 years, said that Amir Hamza’s statement was completely false.

The Chhatra Dal has asked Amir Hamza to publicly apologize for his bizarre statements regarding DU and JU. Former and current leaders and activists of the secret organization Shibir have also criticized him.