Dhaka, April 5 -- Home Advisor Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said Bangladesh enjoys a level of communal harmony rarely seen elsewhere in the world.

"Nowhere else will you find such strong communal harmony as we have in Bangladesh," he said after visiting the bathing ghats at Langalbandh in Narayanganj's Bandar Upazila on Saturday afternoon during the Maha Ashtami holy dip of Hindu devotees.

"Look at neighbouring countries and observe what happens there. But in Bangladesh, Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, and Christians all live together peacefully. There's no division - we're all citizens of this country," he said.

He noted that the water levels were favourable this year and the number of pilgrims was higher than in previous years.

"There...