Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said his party is committed to protecting the rights of every citizen irrespective of their religion, caste and creed.
鈥楨veryone who took birth in this country is a citizen of Bangladesh. None should consider them as minority as they have the full freedom to enjoy every right,鈥� he said.
Mirza Fakhrul was speaking as the chief guest at a function on the occasion of unveiling the plaque of Sri Sri Shanidev Mandir at Kalibari Temple in Thakurgaon municipality area.
Laying emphasis on maintaining tolerance and harmony among people BNP secretary general said, 鈥楲et鈥檚 build a new beautiful Bangladesh altogether.鈥�
He also recalled friendship and harmony among the people of different communities they nurtured in the past.
He condemned some media鈥檚 attempts to instigate communal tensions by spreading propaganda and misleading information intentionally.
Satyajit Kumar Kundu presided over the function while leaders of the local Hindu community Balram Guha Thakurta, Manoranjan Singh, Chintaharan Debnath and Subhas Chandra Mallick, among others, spoke at the programme.
District BNP general secretary Mirza Faisal Amin, vice president Obaidullah Masud, joint general secretary Paygam Ali and senior BNP leaders attended the function.
After unveiling the plaque, the BNP secretary general visited the neighbouring Mother Teresa School and attended a function there.