Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder on Friday said all faiths live with harmony in Bangladesh as the Hindu community is celebrating their biggest religious festival Durga Puja peacefully in the country.
"Durga Puja is being celebrated peacefully in the country - everything is alright by now", he said while visiting the Siddeshwari Kali Mandir Puja Mandap at Baily road in the city.
The adviser, however, stressed the need for maintaining religious harmony and solidarity among the people aiming to keep peaceful situation in the country.
"If we can keep the harmony and solidarity up then the miscreants could not able to accomplish their ill intentions", he added.
The people with all religious faiths have been living in friendly and peaceful atmosphere in the country for long, he said, adding that people of all religions celebrates their own religious festival with amity.
"Religion is for individual, but all are equal to state", the adviser said.
Puja Udjapan Committee President Nibash Chandra Maji spoke at the function while committee's General Secretary Narayan Chandra moderated it.
Later, the adviser distributed cloths among the distressed people.
