Dhaka, March 3 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has launched a scathing attack on Indian Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen over his remarks expressing concern about Bangladesh's current situation.

In a Facebook post on Monday, Shafiqur wrote: "For over 15 years, the people of Bangladesh have witnessed extreme hypocrisy in the name of secularism. He is openly advocating for a fallen autocrat, which is shocking, unacceptable, and condemnable."

In an interview with Indian news agency Press Trust of India, or PTI, Sen voiced "deep concern" over Bangladesh's ongoing crisis.

Referring to Muhammad Yunus as his friend, he said the chief advisor would have to "go a long way" to resolve the existing impasse.

Reacting to these remarks...