NRBs urged to live abroad peacefully tolerating difference of opinions
Saturday, 21 June 2014
President Abdul Hamid has urged non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs), irrespective of all opinions, to live abroad peacefully through tolerating differences of opinion. President Hamid said to show tolerance to other opinions is a prerequisite for advancement of democracy. He made the remarks while addressing a reception accorded to him by the USA chapter Kishorganj District Association, at Gulshan Terrace near Jackson Heights, New York. The President thanked the Kishorganj district association in USA for giving him the reception. ‘I became President for most of the contribution from the Kishorganj inhabitants,’ he said. ‘I have observed people, irrespective of all parties in Kishorganj, had cherished when I became the President. It is a great achievement of mine.’ he said. The President sought best wishes from the NRBs. He said the political culture in Kishorganj is different from other parts of the country as political violence never occurred in the district. He said he always did politics in Kishorganj district by keeping good relations with opposition. ‘In Kishorganj, there are family to family relations among all political parties,’ he added, according to BSS.