Sheikh Hasina
Don't use religion as a political tool: Sheikh Hasina on Victory Day
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has urged people of the country not to use religion as a political tool.
She termed people of the country as 'religious' and not fanatics.
"The people of Bangladesh are religious, not fanatics. Don't use religion as a political tool. Everyone has the right to practice their own religion. It (Bangladesh) is a country of communal harmony. It was liberated with the blood of Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Christians," the premier said while addressing the nation from Gono Bhaban, on the occasion of Victory Day, as quoted by The Daily Star.
She said Bangladesh belongs to people of different community.
"This is the Bangladesh of Lalon, Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam and Jibanananda Das. This is the Bangladesh of Shahjalal, Shah Paran, Shah Makhdum and Khanjahan Ali. This is Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Bangladesh; Bangladesh of sixteen and a half crore Bangalees. This country belongs to everyone," she said.
Reiterating that the government will not allow any kind of division and chaos in the name of religion, Sheikh Hasina was quoted as saying by the newspaper that people of the country will move forward on the path of progress and development while upholding religious values.
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