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While visiting the Dhakeshwari National Temple in the old city later, Sheikh Hasina said, “People were tortured after the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. They almost lost the freedom of performing their religious rites.”

After assuming office, she said, the Awami League took the country forward with the ideology of Bangabandhu and ensured freedom for all to practise their religious rituals.

“Now the country is witnessing communal harmony. The financial condition of the people is on the rise. So, the number of puja mandaps has increased across the country. And I want the people, who are now enjoying the festivals together, to continue this spirit in future,” she also said.

She noted that every religion has the same spirit and speaks of brotherhood and tolerance. “If the people have tolerance, sympathy and honour towards each other only then a country can be united, developed and prosperous.”

The premier said the government has been relentlessly working to make the country a prosperous and developed one freeing it from hunger and poverty.

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon, local lawmaker Hazi Mohammad Selim, Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad President Milon Kanti Datta and General Secretary Nirmol Kumar Chattarjee spoke on the occasion. Dhaka Mahanagar Puja Udjapan Committee President Shailendra Nath Majumder presided over the function.

BSS/FN/AHJ/BR/2055 hrs