Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition in the National Parliament, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman MP, is scheduled to depart Dhaka for Saudi Arabia on Wednesday afternoon to perform the holy Hajj. According to the party’s central publicity department, he will return to Bangladesh on June 1 after completing the pilgrimage.

The announcement was made on Tuesday by Jamaat’s central publicity wing. In a separate engagement, the opposition leader is expected to visit Dr. Nasir Islam, who is undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, at 9 p.m. on Tuesday night.

No further details were provided regarding his travel arrangements or official duties during his stay in Saudi Arabia.