, May 11 -- Foreign Minister Dr. Hassan Mahmud said that rejection of communalism is the fundamental driving force of our nation and Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) celebration signifies this secular spirit.

He said this while speaking at the "Pohela Boishakh 1431 Celebration" organized by the Foreign Service Academy and the Foreign Office Spouses Association on Bailey Road in the capital on Friday evening.

The Foreign Minister said under the leadership of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh was born through the Liberation War of 1971, breaking away from the communal state system of the then Pakistan.

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And, he added, under the leadership...