BNP’s Rizvi alleges ‘international conspiracy’ behind Rajbari shrine attack

Senior BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has described the recent attack on a shrine in Rajbari as part of an “international conspiracy”. The BNP senior joint secretary general made the remarks on Saturday at a prayer gathering in Dhaka marking Eid-e-Miladunnabi. On Friday, the grave, home and shrine of Nurul Haque, known locally as “Nural Pagla”, were attacked and vandalised by the "Tawhidi Janata", a loosely defined Islamist movement portraying itself as defenders of Islamic morality. Nurul, who had declared himself Imam Mahdi -- an end times religious figure in Shia Islam -- died recently and was buried in a grave raised slightly above ground level. The grave was also designed in the style of the Kaaba, the holiest site...