Primary and Mass Education Adviser Prof. Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder today stressed on maintaining religious harmony aimed at building a prosperous Bangladesh.

“It is possible to build a prosperous Bangladesh if we can uphold the cultural traditions by maintaining religious harmony in the country,” he said.

The adviser said this while talking to the Hindu devotees after visiting the Puja Mandap at Sri Sri Hari Sangha Deb Mandir in the city’s Khilgaon area on the occasion of the Durga Puja, said a press release.

Noting that the people of Bangladesh have been living in harmony for a long time, Podder said Hindu-Buddhist-Christian and Muslims have been celebrating their respective religious festivals in festive moods and religious fervour.

“Bangladesh is a country of communal harmony. However, there are some miscreants in the society. If we can maintain the social harmony, the miscreants cannot cause any harm to us,” he added.

Puja Udjapan Committee President Biman Bihari Talukder spoke on the occasion, among others, while General Secretary Narayan Chandra Bhowmik was present.