Staff Reporter:
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman yesterday said there is no need to identify or divide people on the basis of religion, stressing that every citizen of Bangladesh must be treated with equal dignity and equal rights.
“Just as a person’s blood does not change color because of their religion, citizens’ rights cannot vary on religious grounds either. If we can value and respect everyone as human beings, only then will it be pos-sible to eliminate communal divisions and discrimination,” he said.
The law minister said this while speaking as the chief guest at the biennial conference of the Mohanogor Sarbojanin Puja Committee held at the premises of the Dhakeshwari National Temple in the capital this noon.
He said Bangladesh should be built as a country where every citizen naturally feels safe and can celebrate religious festivals without fear or disruption.
Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Hindu, Buddhist, Christian and Ethnic Minority Affairs Bijon Kanti Sarkar, Dhaka-7 lawmaker Hamidur Rahman Hamid, Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad President Basudeb Dhar, its General Secretary Santosh Sharma, Mohanogor Sarbojanin Puja Committee President Jayanta Kumar Dev, its General Secretary Dr Tapas Chandra Pal, and leaders of the Dhakeshwari Na-tional Temple Management Committee addressed the function, among others.
