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Ramu incident shame for all

PM calls for communal harmony at any cost

BSS, Cox's Bazar
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon people irrespective of caste, creed and religion to work together to protect communal harmony in the country.
The Ramu incident was a shame for all, she said adding that interfaith harmony, being nurtured for thousands of years, should be preserved at any cost.
The prime minister was addressing a function to mark the inauguration of 12 reconstructed Buddhist temples and monasteries in Ramu of Cox's Bazar.
On September 29-30 last year, zealots looted, vandalised and burnt 19 temples and monasteries in Ramu and Ukhia upazilas.
On the directive of the PM, the Engineering Corps of 17 ECB Battalion of Bangladesh Army in Cox's Bazar reconstructed the temples and monasteries within eight months of the incident.
Recalling the mayhem in Ramu and Ukhia, Hasina said, "The situation was horrible and we could overcome it with united efforts of all."
She said, "I always say religion is personal but festivals are for all. Peace, friendship and harmony are our pride."
People of all religions fought shoulder-to-shoulder for the independence under the leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, she continued.
"As a Muslim-majority country, it is our responsibility to ensure security and safety of the minorities. If they are tortured here, minority Muslims in other countries might face similar intimidation." The PM mentioned that world-renowned monasteries like Somapuri Mohabihar, Basu Bihar, Holud Bihar, Seetacoat Bihar and Shalban Bihar were once built in Bangladesh and revered scholars Atish Dipankar, Shil Bhadra and Shanta Rakkhit were born here.
She said her government gives equal attention to the development of mosques, temples, churches and pagodas.
In Dhaka, land has been allocated for construction of a Buddhist Bihar at Uttara, and Dharmarazik Boudhha Bihar has been given seven more kathas.
Hasina thanked the members of the army and Border Guard Bangladesh for their efforts to complete the reconstruction and repair work of the affected
monasteries and temples.
She also thanked locals and the administration of Ramu and Ukhia upazilas for their sincere cooperation to this end.
Hasina hoped that the reconstruction of monasteries and temples would help heal the wounds of the Buddhist community.
"I firmly believe that you will get back your confidence in the government as we have stood beside you soon after the incident," she said.
Police had already submitted charge sheets in the cases filed for the violence and the culprits would be brought to book, she told the function.
Principal of Seema Bihar Satya Priyo Mohathero and its General Secretary Tarun Barua also spoke on the occasion.
Home Minister MK Alamgir, Chief of Army Staff General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan, PM's Media Adviser Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque, among others, were present.
Ambassadors and high commissioners of the USA, Russia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, and diplomats from South Korea, China and Australia were present on the occasion.
Earlier, the prime minister visited Bimukti Bidarshan Bhaban Bihar at North Mithachhari and Ramu Moitree Bihar and Lal Ching Moitree Bihar at Ramu Chowmuhuni.
She also laid the foundation stones for 12 madrasa buildings in different areas of Cox's Bazar.