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Prof Yunus: Govt Must Protect Rights of All Citizens
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus stated today that Bangladesh is like a large family where the government is responsible for protecting the rights of every citizen.
He made these remarks while exchanging greetings with leaders of Bangladesh’s Hindu community on the occasion of Janmashtami, the auspicious celebration of Lord Sri Krishna’s birth.
During the meeting, Prof. Yunus expressed his vision of a Bangladesh where everyone can practice their faith without fear, and where temples do not require guarding.
“Our responsibility is to uphold the rights of every citizen. It is our duty to ensure justice for all,” he told a group of Hindu leaders at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital.
“There should be no divisions among the people in our country. We are all equal citizens. The interim government is committed to protecting the rights of every individual,” Prof. Yunus added.
The Hindu leaders, in turn, greeted the Chief Adviser on this auspicious occasion and shared that they have prayed for the harmony and prosperity of the nation and the interim government, according to the Chief Adviser’s press secretary, Shafiqul Alam, who spoke to BSS after the meeting.
They also mentioned that Janmashtami celebrations were suspended in flood-affected areas, where food and relief have been sent instead.
The Hindu leaders commended the Chief Adviser for his recent remarks at the Dhakeswari Temple in Old Dhaka, noting that his words would contribute to building a non-communal society and fostering religious harmony.
They also raised concerns about the illegal grabbing of Hindu properties, including temple lands.
Present at the meeting were Kajal Debnath and Monindra Kumar Nath of the Hindu Buddha Christian Oikya Parishad, Charu Charan Brahmachari of ISKCON, Basudeb Dhar and Santosh Sharma of the Bangladesh Puja Udjapon Parishad, and Priti Chakraborty of Universal Medical College and Hospital.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds at most places across the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas may experience moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall, according to their latest weather bulletin released on Thursday.
Day and night temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged across the country.
The highest rainfall in the country over the past 24 hours was recorded in Kumarkhali, with 104mm of rain by 6 a.m. on Thursday.
The axis of the monsoon trough extends from India’s Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal to Assam, passing through Bangladesh, with one of its associated troughs stretching into the North Bay of Bengal.
The monsoon remains active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over the North Bay region.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted that the mild heat wave currently affecting parts of the country, including the capital, is expected to subside in most areas within the next 24 hours, starting from 9 am today.
“A mild heat wave is sweeping across the divisions of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, and Sylhet, as well as the districts of Jashore, Chuadanga, and Kushtia. It is likely to ease in most regions,” the department reported.
In addition, BMD predicted light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, across most of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas are expected to experience moderate to very heavy rainfall.
Temperatures across the country may drop by 1-2 degrees Celsius during both day and night.
On Monday, Dinajpur in the Rangpur division recorded the country’s highest temperature at 38.6°C, while Bandarban in the Chattogram division saw the lowest temperature at 24.6°C early today.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in the past 24 hours, ending at 6 am today, reached 66 mm in Nikli of Dhaka Division.
The sunset in Dhaka is at 5:53 pm today, and sunrise is expected at 5:49 am tomorrow.
Two separate murder cases were filed today in connection with the deaths of a private service holder and a Madrasa student during the anti-discrimination student movement.
The first case was lodged by Ridwan Ahmed with Panchlaish police station, accusing former ministers Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, and 127 others for the death of his nephew Sujan, 14. Sujan, the son of Belal Hossain from Beramara village in Noakhali’s Sadar Thana, was a student at Al Jamirul Hayat Madrasa in the city’s Chandgaon area. He was fatally shot in the Muradpur area on July 18.
The second case was filed by Jamal Uddin at Doublemooring police station, accusing 225 individuals, including Dr. Hasan Mahmud and Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, for the killing of his elder brother Alam, a private service holder, on August 5.
