A senior Bangladesh Minister is almost set to lose his job for his explosive comments on Haj, Prophet Muhammad and Tablighi Jamaat.
Following Telecommunications Minister Abdul Latif Siddique’s comments in New York on Sunday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took the decision to drop him from the Cabinet, top party sources confirmed.
The sacking will take place when Ms. Hasina returns home on Friday after attending the 69th U.N. General Assembly, sources said. The Minister accompanied the Premier.
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Meanwhile a Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered the Minister to appear before it on October 28, hours after a case was filed against him for hurting Muslims’ religious sentiments.
Six separate cases were filed against Mr. Siddique for his comments on Haj, Prophet Muhammad, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and Tablighi Jamaat in New York that sparked protests at home and abroad.