Bangladesh PM Hasina to Hindu neighborhood on Janmashtami: ‘You have the same rights as I have’

The Hindu neighborhood in Bangladesh has the identical rights as she has, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stated, asserting that the variety of mandaps in Dhaka in the course of the Durga Puja festivities had been a lot greater than in West Bengal.

Hasina interacted with the Hindu neighborhood leaders on Thursday on the event of Janmashtami and urged believers of different faiths not to consider themselves as minorities, saying everybody no matter their religions will take pleasure in equal rights in Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority nation.

“We want people of all faiths to live with equal rights. You are people of this country, you have equal rights here, you have the same rights as I have,” the Dhaka Tribune newspaper quoted her as saying.
“You would always think that you are the citizens of this country and you will enjoy equal rights,” the premier famous.

Hasina just about joined the occasion at Dhakeswari Mandir in Dhaka and JM Sen Hall in Chattogram from her official residence in Gonobhaban.

“We also want to see you in that way. Please don’t undermine yourselves. You were born in this country, you are the citizens of this country,” she famous.

The prime minister stated the variety of mandaps in Dhaka is greater than the quantity in West Bengal or Kolkata, and throughout Bangladesh in the course of the Durga Puja festivities.

Hasina lamented that at any time when an untoward incident happens, it’s propagated in such a fashion that the Hindu neighborhood don’t have any rights in Bangladesh.

“Colours are given to that incident in a way that the Hindus have no rights here. And the actions of the government after the incidents don’t get proper attention,” Prothom Aalo newspaper quoted her as saying.

Hasina stated her authorities and the Awami League didn’t consider in undermining individuals from any faith.

“We can say it clearly. Our government is very cautious about it. I can assure you that,” she added.

The Hindu neighborhood is the second largest spiritual affiliation in Bangladesh based on the 2022 census, constituting roughly 7.95 per cent out of the overall 161.5 million inhabitants.