DHAKA:Bangladeshinterim govt chief adviser Prof MuhammadYunussaid Monday he wants to build a Bangladesh where everyone can practice their faith without fear and where no temple needs to be guarded."Our responsibility is to establish the rights of every citizen, our job is to ensure justice for every citizen," he told a group ofHindu leadersat Jamuna State Guest House.They had raised the issue of Hindu property being grabbed, including Hindu temple land, said the chief adviser's press wing.The leaders included Kajal Debnath and Monindra Kumar Nath of Hindu Buddha Christian Oikya Parishad, Charu Charan Brahmachari of Iskcon, Basudeb Dhar and Santosh Sharma of Bangladesh Puja Udjapon Parishad, and Priti Chakraborty of Universal Medical College and Hospital. Yunus also exchanged Janmashtami greetings with leaders of the Hindu community."There can't be any division among people in our country. We are equal citizens. The interim govt is determined to protect the rights of every citizen," he said.The Hindu leaders said they had suspended Janmashtami celebrations in the flood-stricken parts of the country and sent food and relief to the region.Bangladesh Nationalist Party, meanwhile, said they did not see any roadmap in Yunus' Sunday address to the nation. "We're still in a state of confusion. We thought the chief adviser would present a roadmap but we didn't find that roadmap for a transition to democracy in his speech," BNP secretary-general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said. BNP hoped the interim govt would engage in dialogue with parties on a national election and reforms.
