Minority groups in Bangladesh do not have to seek help from a neighbouring country as their own government is 'enough' to ensure safety, Information Minister Hasaul Haq Inu has said.
The government's tough stance has ensured the religious rights of minority groups, he said in a press conference at the Secretariat on Monday.
Multiple newspapers in India have cited the Press Trust of India (PTI) to suggest that 'two leaders from Bangladesh's Hindu community' had sought security from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the killing of several Hindus.
A journalist asked Inu to comment on the report.
"The government is working to maintain harmony. Pujas are celebrated alongside the Eid of sacrifice. They can practise their faith because the government is providing security."
"So I don't believe there is a need to urge the leader of a neighbouring country for ensuring security of minority religious groups. We are enough."
The PTI report used by Indian media quoted a representative of the Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council and a former managing director of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation.
The minister claimed the targeted killings by suspected militants were part of an anti-government conspiracy
being led by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
"Religious minorities have come under this attack like other ordinary citizens of this country."
"These have not destroyed our communal harmony. There are no riots... these are attacks by terrorists."
Multiple newspapers in India have cited the Press Trust of India (PTI) to suggest that 'two leaders from Bangladesh's Hindu community' had sought security from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the killing of several Hindus.
A journalist asked Inu to comment on the report.
"The government is working to maintain harmony. Pujas are celebrated alongside the Eid of sacrifice. They can practise their faith because the government is providing security."
"So I don't believe there is a need to urge the leader of a neighbouring country for ensuring security of minority religious groups. We are enough."
The PTI report used by Indian media quoted a representative of the Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council and a former managing director of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation.
The minister claimed the targeted killings by suspected militants were part of an anti-government conspiracy
being led by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
"Religious minorities have come under this attack like other ordinary citizens of this country."
"These have not destroyed our communal harmony. There are no riots... these are attacks by terrorists."
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