United News of Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday pledged to build a prosperous and discrimination-free Bangladesh, saying his government wants to ensure equal rights and opportunities for all communities, including ethnic minorities. He made the remarks during a meeting with representatives from ethnic minority communities at the Cabinet Division conference room in the Bangladesh Secretariat, said PM's Deputy Press Secretary Suzauddhowla (Suzon Mahmood). The Prime Minister described ethnic minority communities as an inseparable part of Bangladesh and said his government is committed to building a country where no community faces discrimination. "My government and I are working to build a discrimination-free Bangladesh. We want to move forward together with everyone in building the Bangladesh that the people aspire to. We do not consider anyone to be separate. No one will be left behind in building new Bangladesh,” Suzon quoted Tarique Rahman as saying.