Govt is determined to maintain communal harmony in country: Faridul
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DHAKA, Dec 23, 2020 (BSS) – State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan today said that the government is determined to maintain communal harmony in the country at any cost.
“Communal harmony is the (most) desired matter in the current world. As such, the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is determined to maintain communal harmony in the country at any cost,” he said.
The state minister made the remarks while addressing an inter-religion workshop at Gopalganj district virtually in the morning, said a press release here.
The Religious Harmony and Awareness Enhancement Project of the Religious Affairs Ministry organized the workshop.
Meet With Home Boss: Hefajat sticks to its stance on sculpture
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal. File photo
Calling sculptures anti-Islamic, Qawmi madrasa-based clerics, many of whom are Hefajat leaders, have proposed that the government construct minarets instead of sculptures of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Led by Mahmudul Hasan, chairman of madrasa education board (Befaq), a 12-member delegation came up with the proposal at a meeting with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan at his residence in the capital on Monday night.
Coming out of the hour-long meeting, Hefajat-e Islam Nayeb-e-Amir Ataullah Hafezzi termed it fruitful. He claimed that the minister did not oppose their argument against the establishment of sculptures or idols.