Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the countrymen to abstain from saying anything hurtful to the religious sentiments and magnifying any incident that goes against any religion, rather look at the punitive measures taken by the government.

‘None can hurt the religious sentiments of any religion. None can say anything hurtful to the religious sentiments. It is applicable to any religion. Because it is one’s faith, one’s faith in God,’ she said.

Sheikh Hasina said this while exchanging greetings with the members of country’s Hindu community on the occasion of Durga Puja on the Dhakeswary National Temple premises.

She joined the programme virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban.

Sheikh Hasina said, ‘Don’t magnify any incident that take place in any area of the country, rather my request to all of you is to look at the punitive measures of the government against that incident.’

She also sought cooperation from all, including the Hindu people, to maintain communal harmony in the country. ‘I will seek your cooperation in this regard and hope that you will cooperate,’ she said.

She added that the government always tries to uphold the non-communal spirit or secular character of the country and steps forward towards prosperity maintaining it.