Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman called upon all irrespective of creed and opinion to remain united to maintain inter-religious harmony.
"Bangladesh is a land of communal harmony, but we should be more vigilant to ensure that the defeated force can't create chaos," he said, adding "Miscreants will not remain idle but will try their best to start looting again. They are evil."
While sharing his views with Christians community leaders at Senpara Christian Baptist Church at Mirpur in the capital, said Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Friday.
Jamaat Dhaka City North Unit arranged the view-exchange meeting. Reverend Martin Adhikari, Chief Pastor of Mirpur Baptist Church, presided over the view-exchange meeting.
Among others, Jamaat Central Executive Members Mohammad Selim Uddin, also Dhaka City North unit's Ameer, Dr Muhammad Rezaul Karim, also North City Secretary, Mirpur Baptist Church General Secretary Babul Kumar Saha, Mirpur Baptist Church Pastor Reverend Prince Kiran Bain, Assistant Secretary Manoj Barai, Treasurer Asit Mitra, Baptist Church Women Committee Chairperson Prabhati Falia, Secretary Anima Barai, Deputy treasurer of the church David Halder, co-pastor of Dhaka ABCS Jon Sarkar Church Thomas Singh, and directors James Pradeep Biswas, Sameer Barai, David Biswas, Dilip Singh, and Adri Barai and others also spoke in the view-exchange meeting.
Shafiqur Rahman said, "Our first father is Hazrat Adam (AS) and our first mother is Hazrat Hawa (AS). We pay tributes to all Prophets (PBUH) and it is a part of our faith. All of them are Messengers (SA), according to a press release of Jamaat-e-Islami.
"We do not divide the nation based on religion. Jamaat has been working to make the country a welfare state with everyone irrespective of religion, parties, thoughts, opinion and community," he said.
He sought full cooperation of people of all religions including the Christian community in this struggle of Jamaat.
"Bangladesh is a small but populous country. We, Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, live here in harmony. We do not believe in majority and minority concepts, we all are Bangladeshis. Jamaat activists are not engaged in corruption, abduction, murder, looting and other crimes," he said.
He added, "Allah is almighty and all-powerful. If it rains from the sky, everyone is benefited."
Shafiqur Rahman urged all to work together to protect the rights of the people.
