Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur Rahman Returns to Bangladesh After Turkey Visit and Umrah

Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Leader of the Opposition, returned home on Sunday after visiting Turkey and performing Umrah in Saudi Arabia. He landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9:00 am on October 11.

He was welcomed at the airport with bouquets by Jamaat Naib-e-Ameer ATM Azharul Islam, Central Executive Council member and Dhaka South Jamaat Ameer Nurul Islam Bulbul, and Dhaka North Jamaat Ameer Md Selim Uddin, according to a press release from the party’s central publicity department.

Dr. Shafiqur Rahman left Dhaka on October 7 to attend the Second International Conference on Bangladesh Studies at Istanbul University in Turkey as the chief guest. During the visit, he met Turkish Parliament Speaker Professor Dr. Numan Kurtulmuş on October 8. Akif Yilmaz, chairman of the Turkish Parliament’s Bangladesh Friendship Group, and other officials were also present.

On October 9, the Jamaat Ameer delivered the keynote address as chief guest at the conference. Academics, policymakers, diplomats, researchers and representatives of various institutions from Bangladesh, Turkey and other countries attended the event.

Discussions covered Bangladesh’s ongoing reform process, future state-building and opportunities for bilateral cooperation between Bangladesh and Turkey.

In his speech, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman highlighted the importance of such conferences in promoting research on Bangladesh, policy dialogue and the exchange of experiences at the international level. He also emphasised the historical ties between Bangladesh and Turkey, expressing hope that the relationship would continue to advance.

After attending the conference in Turkey, he travelled to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah before returning to Bangladesh on Sunday morning.