Allama Junaid Babunagari has been elected as the Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam and Nur Hossain Kashemi elected the general secretary of the organization. 

Maulana Mahfuzul Haque, general secretary of Befaqul Madarishil Arabia Bangladesh, announced the names after concluding Hefazat conference held at Hathazari madrasa in Chattogram on Sunday afternoon.

The conference began at 10:00 am. 

Earlier on September 18, Hefazat-e-Islam Amir Shah Ahmed Shafi died while undergoing treatment at Asgar Ali Hospital in Dhaka. He was 104.

BDST: 1555 HRS, NOV 15, 2020
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