A Correspondent:
Narsingdi: Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain said the highest-ever finan-cial grant has been provided for the celebration of Durga Puja this year since the country’s independ-ence.
“Sharis were distributed among underprivileged people on the occasion of the Puja. Law enforcement agencies are maintaining the highest level of vigilance to ensure that the celebrations are held peacefully and joyfully,” he said.
The minister said this in a meeting of views exchange with members of the Hindu community on the occasion of Sharadiya Durga Puja at Tamakanda village in Monohardi upazila of the district here yester-day, said a press release.
Sakhawat said BNP leaders and activists are also standing beside members of the Hindu community and extending cooperation in celebrating the largest festival of the country’s Hindu community.
He said BNP is a non-communal political party and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman also believes in non-communal values.
“Under his leadership, the government is working to take Bangladesh forward by ensuring peaceful co-existence of the people of all faiths,” the minister said.
He said the government has always stood beside the members of the Hindu community and will continue to do so in the future.
He said a non-communal Bangladesh will be built by ensuring peaceful coexistence of the people irre-spective of religion and caste, mutual respect and communal harmony.
Belabo upazila BNP Convener Ahsan Habib Biplob chaired the event while Monohardi upazila BNP Member Secretary Aminur Rahman Sarker Dolon moderated it.
Belabo upazila BNP Member Secretary MA Qader Jalil, Monohardi municipal BNP Member Secretary Advocate Abdul Hannan Mia, upazila BNP member Golam Mostofa and Monohardi Puja Celebration Front President Rajib Roy and General Secretary Sukomal Modhok, among others, were present at the meeting.
After the meeting, the health minister handed over financial assistance from his personal fund to the presidents and general secretaries of 80 Puja Mandaps in Monohardi and Belabo upazilas.
