Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the Hindu community along with other believers of other faiths in the country not to think themselves as minority, saying that all people irrespective of their religions will enjoy equal rights in Bangladesh, reports BSS.
“We want people of all faiths would live with equal rights. You are people of this country, you have equals rights here, you have the same rights as I have,” she said while exchanging greetings with the Hindu community leaders on the occasion of holy Janmashtami.
The premier said, “You would always think that you are the citizens of this country and you will enjoy equal rights. We also want to see you in that way. Please don’t undermine yourselves. You take birth in this country, you are the citizens of this country.”
The Prime Minister virtually joined the event at Dhakeswari Mandir in Dhaka and JM Sen Hall in Chattogram from her official residence Ganabhaban.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan
