PM mourns death of Allama Shafi

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Hefazat-e-Islam Amir Allama Ahmad Shafi.

In a condolence message on Friday (September 18) night, PM prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed profound sympathy to the bereaved family.

Ahmad Shafi passed away at Asgar Ali Hospital in the capital around 6:20pm on the day. He was flown to Dhaka from Chattogram by a helicopter this afternoon as his condition deteriorated.

Earlier, Ahmad Shafi was rushed to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Thursday as his condition deteriorated.