'We are all Bangladeshis': Dr Yunus tells religious leaders
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said the responsibility of the state is to ensure the people’s rights guaranteed by the Constitution and sought cooperation from religious leaders in getting accurate information if any attack on minorities happens in the country.
“We want to know the accurate information and want to establish the process of getting the information accurately,” he said in his opening remarks during a meeting with faith leaders of Bangladesh at Foreign Service Academy.
The Chief Adviser invited them to join the talks to know how information can smoothly be received in a safer way so that information providers do not fall in any trouble.
He said incidents of attacks on minorities may take place in the country but information must be gathered immediately if such incidents happen, and perpetrators must be brought to justice.
Prof Yunus said all the people of the country have equal rights.
He stressed taking measures to create an environment to prevent such incidents and ensuring immediate remedy for victims. “I think most of the people of Bangladesh agree with what I have said,” he added.
Recalling his speech he delivered on his arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport just before the formation of the interim government, he said they all are a family despite having differences of opinions.
"We are the members of the same family. We are not enemies to each other. We all are Bangladeshis," he recalled what he said before.
Referring to his visit to Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka on the occasion of Durga Puja, the Chief Adviser said Durga Puja was celebrated with festivity in the country while people from all walks of life joined it.
He said there is a gap of information between the ground reality and the reports published by the foreign media.
The leaders of different religions, Muslims, Hindu, Christian and Buddhist, joined the talks.
Prof Yunus on Wednesday declared that no force could undermine the solidarity forged since August 5 or deprive the nation of its hard-earned freedom.
"The nation stands on a solid foundation, and it will remain steadfast. No one can break our unity or strip us of our freedom," Prof Yunus said in his concluding remarks during his meeting with political leaders.
He acknowledged the presence of differing opinions among the people but emphasized that there was no division regarding the collective unity of the nation.
CA's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said Prof Yunus held a meeting with student leaders on Tuesday evening. “Prof Yunus called the students to help rebuild the nation,” Alam told UNB after the meeting.
The Press Secretary hoped that the citizen groups, Bangladeshi diaspora, political parties, and civil society would raise their voices against the massive misinformation campaign against Bangladesh.