Jamaat Chief Shafiqur Rahman Leaves for Turkey Conference
Published : 12:41, 7 October 2026
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Amir and Leader of the Opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman has left Dhaka for Turkey to attend an international conference.
He departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday morning, October 7. Jamaat leaders and former lawmakers Mia Golam Parwar, Advocate Ehsanul Mahbub Zubair and Md Mobarak Hossain were present at the airport to see him off and wish him a safe journey.
According to party sources, Shafiqur Rahman will attend the ‘Second International Conference on Bangladesh Studies’ at Istanbul University as the chief guest. He is scheduled to deliver a keynote paper and share his views at the conference.
The conference will focus on the theme, “Multidimensional Perspectives on the Reforms of Bangladesh 2.0 and New Horizons of Turkey-Bangladesh Cooperation.”
Istanbul University and the Center for Policy and Social Research (CPSR) are jointly organizing the international event.
Academics, policymakers, diplomats, researchers and representatives of various social and international organizations from Bangladesh, Turkey and other countries are expected to participate in the conference.
After completing his programme in Turkey, Shafiqur Rahman is scheduled to travel directly to Saudi Arabia, where he will perform Umrah. He is expected to return to Bangladesh on the morning of October 11.
