Dhaka:Leader of the Opposition and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman returned home on Sunday after completing a visit to Turkey and performing Umrah in Saudi Arabia on his way back to Dhaka.
According to United News of Bangladesh, Shafiqur Rahman arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 900 am. He was welcomed with bouquets by Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer ATM Azharul Islam, MP, Central Executive Council member and Dhaka South City Jamaat Ameer Nurul Islam Bulbul, MP, and Dhaka North City Jamaat Ameer Md Selim Uddin.
Shafiqur had left Dhaka on October 7 to attend the Second International Conference on Bangladesh Studies at Istanbul University in Turkey as the chief guest. He delivered the keynote address at the conference on October 9.
During his stay in Turkey, Shafiqur Rahman also met with Turkish Parliament Speaker Prof Dr. Numan Kurtulmus on October 8. Following his visit to Turkey, he traveled to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah before returning to Dhaka on Sunday morning.