caused outrage among women's rights activists who demanded his imprisonment. Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh termed the statement "disgusting" and "distasteful". A Political Party Demand that a Relationship with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Although the Awami League described him as a frontman for Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, analysts say this is highly unlikely as Ahmad Shafi belonged to a band of Islamists that unlike Jamaat, did not oppose the independence of Bangladesh, and supported a united India and rejected the creation of Pakistan in 1947. Death He was suffering from various complex diseases of old age including Diabetes and heart disease for years. On 17 September 2020 midnight, Shafi was brought by ambulance from Hathazari Madrasah to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) as his physical condition deteriorated. He was later admitted to the 6th bed of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on the 3rd floor of the hospital as his pressure and pulse rate decreased. A medical board was formed on the morning of 18 September 2020, who suggested he should be moved to Dhaka for better treatment. On the advice of doctors, the family members took him to Asgar Ali Hospital in Dhaka by air ambulance at 4.30 pm for better treatment. Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh leader Mufti Mohammad Faizullah confirmed that he died at 6pm on Friday. He was 103–104 years old at the time of his death. Works Urdu Faizu-l-Jaari (Explanation of Bukhari) Al-Bayaanu-l-Fasil Baina-l-Haqqi wa-l-Baatil Al-Hujaju-l-Qaatiah Li-daf-yin Nahjil Khatiah Al-Khairu-l-Katheer Fee Usuli-t-Tafseer Islam o Siyaasat Izhar-e-Haqeeqat Takfeer-e-Muslim Chand Raoyejna Fuyoozat-e-Ahmadiyah Bengali Haq O Batiler Chiranton Dondo Islami Ortho Bebostha Islam O Rajniti Sotter Dikhe Korun Ahoban Sunnat O Bid'ater Sothik Porichoy Mukhosh Ummochon Qur'aan o Sunnat er Alokay Apnar Namaaj See also Fazlul Hoque Amini - student of Ahmad Shafi Mufti Izharul Islam Allama Junaid Babunagari Allama Nurul Islam Ulipuri Maulana Muhiuddin Khan References Bangladeshi Islamic religious leaders 1916 births 2020 deaths Deobandis 20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam Sunni Islamic movements Bangladeshi centenarians Men centenarians People from Chittagong District Bangladeshi Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam Darul Uloom Deoband alumni Darul Uloom Hathazari Alumni 20th-century Bengalis 21st-century Bengalis Director general of Darul Uloom Hathazari Shaikhul Hadith of Darul Uloom Hathazari Disciples of Hussain Ahmad Madani Bengali Muslim scholars of Islam 21st-century Urdu-language writers 20th-century Urdu-language writers Bengali writers