Qawmi madrasa's Shukrana Mahfil starts at Suhrawardy Udyan
Al Haiatul Ulaya Lil-Jamiatul Kawmiya Bangladesh, a Qawmi madrasa board, started their ‘Shukrana Mahfil’ (thanks giving rally) on Sunday morning at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the rally around 11am as the chief guest.
The body arranged the rally to hail the government for giving the Dawra-e-Hadith (Taqmil) of Qawmi Madrasas the status of master’s degree.
Allama Ahmad Shafi is the chairman of this oragnisation.
Thousands of Hefajat activists have been gathering at Suhrawardy Udyan to join the rally since morning.
Additional police have been deployed in the area.