Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government
is determined to ensure equal rights of all citizens irrespective of their
religions and castes.
“We always believe that everyone in the country irrespective
religion and caste will enjoy equal rights,” she said while exchanging
greetings with the Hindu devotees at the Durga Puja mandap of Dhakeshwari
Temple in the city. Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu
community, is being celebrated across Bangladesh amid festivities and tight
security mounted by the government. The premier said all irrespective of
religions and castes unitedly fought for the independence of Bangladesh in 1971
and, so all have equal rights. “We all are the children of this soil. We’ll
live in this land enjoying our respective rights,” she added. The PM asked the
Hindu community to pray for Bangladesh and its progress during the festival.
She said every house has come under electricity coverage and there is food in
every family in the today’s Bangladesh. The government has been reaching the
healthcare services to the doorsteps of the people. The development has touched
every corner of Bangladesh, she added.
“Ensuring the welfare of the people is our job and sole
responsibility. Now our target is to build a ‘Smart Bangladesh’ by 2041 and
we’ll be able to accomplish the goal,” she went on. Hasina said the Durga Puja
is being celebrated in joyful and peaceful manners throughout the country and
all the relevant government agencies including police and her party members are
working sincerely so no untoward incident happens during the festival. “We want
this Puja celebration to end peacefully,” she said, adding that the government
has taken all the necessary measures for peaceful celebration of the religious
festival. This time Durga Puja is being celebrated in more than 32,000 puja
mandaps throughout the country amid the peaceful environment, she noted. The
prime minister greeted all the Hindu community people in Bangladesh and
throughout the world.
