BNP pledges support for peaceful Durga Puja celebrations nationwide.
BNP Joint Secretary General Syed Emran Saleh Prince today said the party would stand by Hindu community to ensure peaceful, uninterrupted and festive celebrations of the upcoming Durga Puja.
He made the remarks while addressing an exchange meeting with leaders of the upazila and pourasabha Puja celebration committees at Haluaghat pourasabha town in Mymensingh this evening.
Prince said BNP believes in the principle that “religion is one’s own, but the state belongs to all.”
The party upholds religious values, freedom of religious practice, and the equal rights and dignity of people of all faiths, he added.
He called on all concerned to remain vigilant and responsible in ensuring the security of puja mandaps, maintaining law and order and preserving communal harmony.
Any threat of provocation, rumours or disorder should be reported immediately to the police, local administration, BNP and the Puja Celebration Committee, he said.
