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  • President Ajanee presents Mawlana Hazar Imam with a 19th century Indian dervish staff with a handle formed in the calligraphic name of Ali, and inscriptions that read “Ya Ali Madad” and “Huwa Ya Ali Madad”. The gift was presented a
    The Ismaili | 17 September 2013 | Bangladesh

    Mawlana Hazar Imam departs Bangladesh

    President Ajanee presents Mawlana Hazar Imam with a 19th century Indian dervish staff with a handle formed in the calligraphic name of Ali, and inscriptions that read “Ya Ali Madad” and “Huwa Ya Ali Madad”. The gift was presented a TheIsmaili / Rafiq Hakim
  • As the Foreign Minister and Ambassador at Large look on, a young girl presents Mawlana Hazar Imam with flowers on behalf of the Government of Bangladesh prior to his departure.
    The Ismaili | 17 September 2013 | Bangladesh

    Mawlana Hazar Imam departs Bangladesh

    As the Foreign Minister and Ambassador at Large look on, a young girl presents Mawlana Hazar Imam with flowers on behalf of the Government of Bangladesh prior to his departure. TheIsmaili / Rafiq Hakim

Dhaka, Bangladesh, 17 September 2013 – Concluding a two-day visit to Bangladesh, Mawlana Hazar Imam departed from Dhaka this afternoon. Hazar Imam travels on to India for a two-week visit.

 

The Honourable Foreign Minister, Dr Dipu Moni, and Mohammad Ziauddin, Ambassador at Large from the Prime Minister's Office, bid Hazar Imam farewell on behalf of the Government.

Before leaving, Mawlana Hazar Imam met with the Jamat of Bangladesh at the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre, Dhaka. At the Centre, Rai Sulaiman Ajanee, President of the Ismaili Council for Bangladesh, presented Hazar Imam with a gift on behalf of the Jamati institutions.

Mawlana Hazar Imam travels on to India for a 10-day visit.