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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022
State minister highlights PM Hasina’s policy against injustice towards religious minorities at London conference

Bangladesh

TBS Report
07 July, 2022, 04:00 pm
Last modified: 07 July, 2022, 04:03 pm

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State minister highlights PM Hasina’s policy against injustice towards religious minorities at London conference

State Minister for Religious Affairs has emphasised on PM Hasina’s zero-tolerance policy on discrimination or violence against religious minorities at London religious freedom conference

TBS Report
07 July, 2022, 04:00 pm
Last modified: 07 July, 2022, 04:03 pm
Photo: Courtesy
Photo: Courtesy

State Minister for Religious Affairs Mohammed Faridul Haque Khan has highlighted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's zero-tolerance policy on discrimination or violence against religious minorities as he was delivering the country statement at the "2022 International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief", hosted by the UK government in London from 5-6 July.

"In 1971, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman founded a democratic and secular people's republic, the spirit of which was destroyed by the communal forces following the brutal assassination of Bangabandhu in 1975. It was his visionary daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who restored religious freedom in the constitution as the cornerstone of our secular identity and declared a 'Zero Tolerance Policy' on any form of discrimination or violence against religious minorities," the minister said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's exceptional leadership in sheltering 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims was praised as a unique example of protecting the highest number of religious minorities when the minister made Bangladesh's pledges at the pledging session of the conference, reads a press release.

These include renovation and restoration of more than 2300 important Hindu temples, 65 major churches and establishments for Christian communities, and building of a Buddhist monastery at the birthplace of Gautam Buddha in Lumbini, Nepal, as well as the construction of a permanent office for the Hindu, Buddhist, and Christian Welfare Trusts in Dhaka for the first time in Bangladesh.

Faridul Haque Khan has also briefed the conference on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's major initiatives to ensure the welfare and equal rights of all religious groups, including allocating the largest budget ever for the four major religious groups and providing allowances for their festivals.

He highlighted that the government would implement a nationwide "Religious Harmony and Awareness" project through education and cultural activism involving women, youth, civil society, community and faith leaders to promote further a culture of peace, tolerance and inclusiveness.

High Commissioner for Bangladesh to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem has also joined the conference that brought together 800 delegates from over 100 countries, including delegates from every continent in the world and representatives from major faith and belief communities.

During his official visit to UK, the state minister has attended a reception at the Number 10 Downing Street hosted by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a breakfast meeting at the British Parliament hosted by UK Minister of State for South Asia Lord Tariq Ahmad.

Khan also attended a dialogue with the leaders and representatives from different faith groups of Bangladeshi expatriates living in the UK, organised by the Bangladesh High Commission, London at the chancery.

The Bangladeshi high commissioner there chaired the event where the minister spoke about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's commitment to ensuring religious freedom and promoting communal harmony as well as various initiatives for the welfare of all faiths.

State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan / Saida Muna Tasneem / Religious minorities

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