Tarique Rahman Celebrates Durga Puja in Bangladesh
\n\nBangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday called for religious unity and equal rights for people of all faiths, asserting that the country belongs to everyone, as he visited a Durga Puja pandal in Rangpur during the Hindu community's biggest religious festival.
\n\nAddressing a Sharadiya greetings programme at Rangpur Dharmasabha (Radha Gobinda Temple), Rahman said people of different religions, communities and professional backgrounds had fought together for Bangladesh's independence in 1971 and united again during the July-August 2024 mass uprising.
\n\nHe stressed that people of all faiths had the right to security and urged citizens to work together to build the Bangladesh they aspired to see. His visit came amid the government's announcement of an increase in the Durga Puja grant from 4 crore taka to 5 crore taka.
\n\nAddressing the gathering, he said that people of all religions, communities, professions and ideological backgrounds had fought together for Bangladesh's independence in 1971. "During the 1971 Liberation War, when we fought to free this country, we did not look at anyone's religion. People belonging to different religions, beliefs and professions fought together on the battlefield to liberate the country," he said.
\n\nHe added that…
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