Lakhs of people attend Allama Shafi’s Janaza

Lakhs of people attended the Namaz-e-Janaza of Hefazat-e-Islam Amir Allama Ahmad Shafi held at Hathazari Madrasa ground after Zuhr prayer on Saturday.

Moulana Mohammad Yusuf, elder son of Allama Shafi, conducted the Namaz-e-Janaza held around 2.15pm.

Earlier, an ambulance carrying the body of Allama Shafi entered Hathazari Madrasa ground around 9.00am. Huge people gathered there to see the body for the last time.

Seven magistrates were assigned to maintain overall law and order situation in four upazilas including Hathazari of Chattogram on the occasion of Namaz-e-Janaza of Hefazat-e-Islam Amir Allama Ahmad Shafi.

Allama Shafi breathed his last around 6:20pm on Friday while undergoing treatment at Asgar Ali Medical College and Hospital in Old Dhaka.