Ashes concert postponed in Kishoreganj due to objections from imams and ulamas

A concert by the popular band Ashes was scheduled to be held on Wednesday (August 19) at the old stadium in Kishoreganj city. However, the local administration has postponed the concert in the face of objections and protests from the Imam-Ulama Parishad and local religious leaders.

It is learnt that the decision to postpone the concert has been taken in the interest of maintaining law and order. However, no new date has been announced yet regarding whether the event will be held later.

Imam-Ulama Parishad demands cancellation of the concert

After the news of the Ashes band's concert was published, the Kishoreganj Sadar Upazila Imam-Ulama Parishad objected.

The leaders of the council claimed that the arrangement of music and music at the concert was against Islamic Sharia. For this reason, they appealed to the administration to cancel the event.

The leaders of the Imam-Ulama Parishad also submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner of Kishoreganj demanding the cancellation of the concert.

Memorandum submitted to the Deputy Commissioner

The memorandum states that on August 19, 2026, a music and concert was organized at the Kishoreganj Old Stadium. The Imams and Ulama claimed that there was a risk of activities against Islamic Shariah being carried out in this.

They also said that in the past, initiatives were taken to organize such events in various fields of Kishoreganj with the permission of the administration. However, due to opposition from local religious people and Ulama-e-Keram, those events could not be held.

The memorandum expressed fears that if the concert is organized this time too, anger and dissatisfaction may arise among the religious people.

Copies of the memorandum have also been sent to the relevant offices

The leaders of the Imam-Ulama Parishad made a special request to the Deputy Commissioner to take necessary measures to stop the concert organized at the Kishoreganj Old Stadium.

They said that a copy of the memorandum has also been given to the Kishoreganj Superintendent of Police, the concerned officials of the district administration and other responsible departments.

After this application and objection, the local administration decided to postpone the Ashes band's concert to maintain the law and order situation.

Ashes confirmed the postponement of the concert

Ashes confirmed the postponement of the Kishoreganj concert in a post on their social media page.

In the post, the band said that the administration had postponed the scheduled concert at the old stadium citing some unforeseen reasons. At the same time, Ashes expressed hope to meet the audience of Kishoreganj again in the future.

New date not yet announced

No confirmed information has been given by the organizers or the band on whether the postponed concert will be organized at a later date.

A new date for the concert may be announced after considering the permission of the administration and the local situation. However, the future schedule of the event is not certain until an official announcement is made.