PM urges all communities to forge unity for country's prosperity
Sunday, 17 October 2010
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the countrymen irrespective of religion, caste and creed to work unitedly for building a modern, illiteracy-free and digital Bangladesh.
She made the call during her visit to Dhakeshwari Temple in the city Saturday on the occasion of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, reports UNB.
Hasina reiterated her determination to maintain the socio-economic security and dignity for all citizens of the country.
The Prime Minister felicitated the people of the Hindu community on the occasion of Durga Puja.
"We are working so that people could celebrate their festivals in a peaceful and harmonious environment", she said.
Hasina mentioned that in 1971, people of all faiths - Muslim, Hindu and Christian and Buddhist- worked unitedly for freeing the country from the invading forces.
"In this independent Bangladesh, people of all religions will live with their respective honour," she said.
"Bangladesh is a secular country. Secularism doesn't mean absence of religion; it means people of all religions are free to follow their own edicts, which has also been mentioned in the holy Quran."
The Prime Minister mentioned that the countrymen celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr in a peaceful way. People of the Hindu community will also be able to celebrate puja in a secured environment with peace.
She thanked the law enforcers, including police, Ansar and RAB, for successfully maintaining law and order.
Hasina mentioned that 27,000 'puja mandaps' have been erected across the country and such a large number of mandaps were never erected before.
She also mentioned that the number of Hajj pilgrims from Bangladesh has been increasing day by day.
The Prime Minister, however, lamented that the country has not yet been freed from illiteracy. "Our Government is working for building up an illiteracy-free Bangladesh," she said.
Dr Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin MP and Pradip Chakravorty, a priest of the temple, received the Prime Minister when she arrived at the Dhakeshwari Temple.
Awami League Joint Secretary General Mahbubul Alam Hanif, State Minister for Home Shamsul Haq Tuku, PM's Adviser Tareq Ahmed Siddique and Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad were, among others, present on the occasion.
Chief patron of Sarbojonin Puja Committee CR Dutta, its President Biresh Chandra Saha and General Secretary Babul Devnath also spoke on the occasion.
Later, the Prime Minister visited Ram Krishna Mission in the city where she urged all to build Bangladesh as the most peaceful country of South Asia.
She also said that everybody has equal right to live with freedom and peace in Bangladesh, which emerged through Independence War.
She made the call during her visit to Dhakeshwari Temple in the city Saturday on the occasion of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, reports UNB.
Hasina reiterated her determination to maintain the socio-economic security and dignity for all citizens of the country.
The Prime Minister felicitated the people of the Hindu community on the occasion of Durga Puja.
"We are working so that people could celebrate their festivals in a peaceful and harmonious environment", she said.
Hasina mentioned that in 1971, people of all faiths - Muslim, Hindu and Christian and Buddhist- worked unitedly for freeing the country from the invading forces.
"In this independent Bangladesh, people of all religions will live with their respective honour," she said.
"Bangladesh is a secular country. Secularism doesn't mean absence of religion; it means people of all religions are free to follow their own edicts, which has also been mentioned in the holy Quran."
The Prime Minister mentioned that the countrymen celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr in a peaceful way. People of the Hindu community will also be able to celebrate puja in a secured environment with peace.
She thanked the law enforcers, including police, Ansar and RAB, for successfully maintaining law and order.
Hasina mentioned that 27,000 'puja mandaps' have been erected across the country and such a large number of mandaps were never erected before.
She also mentioned that the number of Hajj pilgrims from Bangladesh has been increasing day by day.
The Prime Minister, however, lamented that the country has not yet been freed from illiteracy. "Our Government is working for building up an illiteracy-free Bangladesh," she said.
Dr Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin MP and Pradip Chakravorty, a priest of the temple, received the Prime Minister when she arrived at the Dhakeshwari Temple.
Awami League Joint Secretary General Mahbubul Alam Hanif, State Minister for Home Shamsul Haq Tuku, PM's Adviser Tareq Ahmed Siddique and Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad were, among others, present on the occasion.
Chief patron of Sarbojonin Puja Committee CR Dutta, its President Biresh Chandra Saha and General Secretary Babul Devnath also spoke on the occasion.
Later, the Prime Minister visited Ram Krishna Mission in the city where she urged all to build Bangladesh as the most peaceful country of South Asia.
She also said that everybody has equal right to live with freedom and peace in Bangladesh, which emerged through Independence War.