Bangladesh always practices secularism: Home adviser
Home Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said Bangladesh always practices secularism as there is no difference among people with different religious faiths.
"Bangladesh has always practiced secularism. There is no such secularism like Bangladesh elsewhere [in the world]. All Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists and Christians are living here together," he said after inspecting the overall arrangement on the occasion of the "Maha Ashtami Snan" (holy dip) festival, a religious ritual of the Hindus, which takes place annually at Langalbandh in Narayanganj.
Hundreds of devotees from Bangladesh and other countries gather there to take a holy dip in the Brahmaputra River.
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The home adviser asked all concerned to take necessary measures to upgrade the arrangement for celebrating the holy festival in a more festive way.
Replying to a question, he said, "We have no differences among the Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist and Christian. All are Bangladeshis there."
About announcing Langalbandh in Narayanganj as the tourist spot, the home adviser said the deputy commissioner of Narayanganj has already made the announcement in consultation with the tourism ministry.
"But, we have to keep in mind its religious importance and sanctity," he said.
Jahangir called upon the media to write objective news to rightly confront fake ones as some local and foreign media outlets often carry false news for their own benefits.
"Write about the wrong, if we have [done something as such]. But don't give the false news," he said.
Senior civil and military officials were present during the news briefing.
