Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Image from Gulf Times
Dhaka, (IINA) - There is no place for militancy and terrorism in Islam, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asserted as she sought co-operation from Muslim scholars to clamp down on those engaged in terror acts in the name of Islam, Gulf Times newspaper reported.
“I seek your cooperation in establishing the belief among people that there’s no place of militancy and terrorism in Islam ... This is a religion of peace. Please, publicize it, she said while addressing the National Khatib Conference at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka.
Hasina urged the Islamic scholars and the people of the country to take steps against those engaged in subversive and terrorist acts in the name of
Islam.
“Please stay alert and keep them away from such activities,” she said in the backdrop of a slew of attacks by Islamists, including against minorities in the Muslim majority country.
“For a handful of people, we’ve to endure this immense pain … this is really very painful for us,” she said. She also mentioned that often people with vested interests wanted to create instability in the country.
“But it is the duty of the government to provide safety and peace to the people of the country along with ensuring food, shelter, Medicare facilities and education so that their lifestyle can be improved. We’re working towards that direction,” the prime minister said.
The prime minister called upon imams and religious teachers to spread out the real teachings of Islam among the students so that they could be groomed with moral values and characters.
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