Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain on Sunday said that Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) was the pioneer in establishing human rights, who spoke of these principles nearly 1,500 years ago.
He said this while addressing a discussion and prize giving ceremony organised on the occasion of Eid-e-Miladunnabi (PBUH) on the Jagannath University (JnU) campus in the city.
JnU Vice-Chancellor Professor Md Rezaul Karim delivered the welcome speech at the event, said a press release.
The Adviser said that what the modern world today calls human rights- such as the rights of men, women, children, and freedom of expression- were all proclaimed by the Prophet (PBUH) one and a half millennia ago.
"He (PBUH) not only provide...