Govt urged to prevent attacks on minorities
Speakers at a programme yesterday urged the government to take measures to prevent recurrence of attacks on minorities so that the harmony among peoples of different faiths in the country is maintained.
Protesting all attacks on minorities, including the recent one on the Buddhists in Ramu of Cox's Bazar, they said the administration should be more careful to ensure safety of the people.
They placed the demand at a human chain, organised by Bangladesh Minority Sangram Parishad, at the capital's Jatiya Press Club.
Addressing the programme, Advocate Ashok Kumar Ghosh, general secretary of the parishad, blamed government's insincerity for recurrence of attacks on minorities.
Communal attacks were carried out at different places, including Cox's Bazar, Narail, Satkhira and Dinajpur, within a few months but the authorities concerned took no meaningful measures against the culprits, he said.
He demanded strict action against the attackers to stop recurrence of their terrorism.
The speakers also urged the government to probe the Ramu attack and bring the perpetrators to justice without delay.
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