Desk Report: Khelafat Majlis Ameer Maulana Abdul Basit Azad visited the family of Maulana Nasrullah Badr, a Khelafat Majlis activist who was killed in a Houthi attack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to offer condolences and inquire about the well-being of his bereaved family members.

During his visit to Nangalkot upazila in Cumilla South district on Friday, Azad met the deceased`s family members and children, expressed his sympathy over the tragic loss and prayed to Almighty Allah to accept Badr`s sacrifice and grant him a place in Jannah.

The Khelafat Majlis chief also called on the government to stand beside the bereaved family and provide necessary support to help them cope with the loss of their loved one.

Among the family members present were the deceased`s father, Maulana Mohammad Ullah Badr; his elder brother, Maulana Ahsan Ullah, senior joint general secretary of the Khelafat Majlis Kuwait branch; his younger brother, Ataullah Badr; and his three children, along with other relatives.

Several central and local leaders of Khelafat Majlis accompanied the Ameer during the visit.

They included central information and publicity secretary Engineer Abdul Hafiz Khasru, central joint organising secretary Khandaker Shahabuddin Ahmed, Mufti Abdul Haque Amini, Borhan Uddin Siddiqui, Cumilla South district president Maulana Nurul Amin Bhuiyan, Feni district president Maulana Mozzafar Ahmed Jafri, Cumilla metropolitan president Maulana Syed Abdul Kader Jamal, and Cumilla North district president Maulana Emdadullah Khan.

Other leaders present were Maulana Ismail Haider, senior vice-president of Feni district and director-general of Sharshadi Darul Ulum Madrasa; Maulana Redwan Ahmed Miazi, senior vice-president of Cumilla South district; Dr Zubayer Ahmed Miazi, general secretary of Cumilla South district; Maulana Masudur Rahman Khan, general secretary of Cumilla North district; and Maulana Ilyas Bin Hashem, general secretary of Cumilla metropolitan unit.

The visit was aimed at expressing solidarity with the family of the deceased activist and highlighting the need for government assistance to those left behind following his death.