We are all members of one family: Chief Adviser 

Interim government Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said despite differences in religion, caste and opinion, all people of Bangladesh are members of a same family. 

He said this while speaking at a meeting with leaders of various religions, including Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and Muslims, at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Thursday (December 5) afternoon.

The Chief Adviser sought cooperation of the religious leaders in collecting accurate information if any attack on minorities takes place in the country.

On his arrival at Dhaka airport from abroad on August 8 after the July revolution, Prof Yunus said, he had mentioned - We all are a family despite having differences of opinions and we are the members of the same family. We are not enemies to one another. We all are Bangladeshis”. 

After formation of the interim government, he said, the issue of repression on minorities was arisen, which saddened made him.

Referring to his visit to Dhakeswari Temple in Dhaka on the occasion of Durga Puja, the chief adviser said Durga Puja was celebrated with festivity in the country while people from all strata joined it, turning the event into a national festival.

Now, the issue of attacks on minorities has come up again and the foreign media are publishing news on it, he said, adding that there is a gap of information between the reality and the news published by foreign media.

“We want to know the accurate information and want to establish the process of getting the information,” he added.

Noting that as citizens, all the people of the country have equal rights, Prof Yunus said the responsibility of the state is to ensure the people's rights guaranteed by the constitution.

He said if any incident of attack on minorities takes place in the country, information must be collected immediately on such incidents and the perpetrators must be brought to justice.

The chief adviser stressed taking measures to create an environment to prevent such incidents and ensuring immediate remedy for victims.

The leaders from various religious communities, including Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Christian groups, participated in the meeting.

Amid demonstrations in the capital and different districts over the attack on the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala, Prof Yunus on Tuesday began a series of dialogues.

He met leaders of student organisations against discrimination on Tuesday evening and major political parties on Wednesday.