Those who persecuted Hindus in 71 are back in elections: Salahuddin
'We do not support ethnic, religious, or racial divisions. We want everyone to live together as Bangladeshis,' he says
BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed today (30 January) said that those who persecuted the country's Hindu community during the 1971 Liberation War have returned in a new form to contest elections, raising concerns about the safety of all citizens in Bangladesh.
"During the great Liberation War, a religion-based group inflicted the most suffering on our Hindu brothers and sisters. Those who did not believe in independence or opposed it were responsible for this persecution," he said while speaking at an interaction meeting with Hindu and Buddhist communities in Bishwas Para, Pekuya, Cox's Bazar.
He added that under BNP rule, people of all faiths lived in safety, and the party's founder, the late president Ziaur Rahman, ensured religious freedom for all and recognised everyone residing in Bangladesh as Bangladeshi, regardless of religion.
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"We do not support ethnic, religious, or racial divisions. We want everyone to live together as Bangladeshis," he said.
