BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed spoke at a press conference held at the Gulshan office of the BNP Chairperson in Dhaka today. Photo: BSS

 
DHAKA, April 6, 2025 (BSS) – Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) 
today requested the Indian government to reconsider the Waqf law 
which will infringe on the rights of India's Muslim-minority community.
 
BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed made the appeal 
on behalf of his party in a press conference held at the Gulshan office of 
the BNP Chairperson here. 
 
“India is one of the greatest democratic countries. We hope that Indian 
government as the guardian of the state will reconsider the law to protect 
the rights of all the religious faiths. We believe that such initiative will 
play a historic role to maintain regional religious harmony,” he said.  
  
An act named the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was passed in the 
Indian parliament a few days back. After assessing different sections of 
the act, we find that there is an attempt to contravene on the rights of 
India's Muslim-minority community, he also said.  
 
The law is also discriminatory to Muslims, he added.
 
Describing Waqf as an ancient practice to donate something in Islam, the 
senior BNP leader said through it (Waqf), an individual permanently 
donates land or land like something for religious or public welfare.
 
“Such kind of Waqf properties can’t be sold or transferred to others,” he 
said.  
 
Salahuddin said the law is against the main spirit of the Waqf system in 
the Islami law referring to opinions of All India Muslim Personal Law 
Board like organisations. 
 
As per their opinions, the Waqf Board of Directors should be formed 
with Muslims and they considered it as direct intervention on the rights 
of the Muslims, he said.