Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- Abdul Hakim Chowdhury, former Vice President of Sylhet District BNP and former Chairman of Gowainghat Upazila Parishad, has said that BNP has always upheld the values of communal harmony and peaceful coexistence among all religious communities in Bangladesh.

Speaking as the chief guest at a views-exchange meeting organized by Gowainghat Upazila BNP with leaders of the local Hindu community on Tuesday afternoon, he said, "Bangladesh has a proud and long-standing tradition of religious harmony.

BNP is a political party that deeply believes in and works to uphold communal harmony.

We have stood by our Hindu brothers and sisters in the past and will continue to do so in the future."

He also urged BNP leaders and activists...