Sadhan urges all to build non-communal country

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Friday urged all to resist communalism and play a vital role in building a non-communal country.

"We had communal forces in the country during our War of Liberation and they still exist. We've to resist these communal forces. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working relentlessly to build a non-communal country," he said.

The minister said this while inaugurating 'Mohanagar Paribar Dibosh-2023' organised by Mohanagar Puja Udjapon Parishad at Dhakeshwari Temple in the capital, an official release read.

"We have to find our roots, we have to expand our culture by organizing social, cultural functions. Cultural expansion will free us from fanaticism," he added.

With Mohanagar Puja Udjapon Parishad President Manindra Kumar in the chair, the function was attended, among others, by lawmaker Haji Md Selim, National Press Club General Secretary Shyamol Dutta, Bangladesh Puja Udjapon Parishad President JL Bhoumik and Professor Chandranath Poddar.