Dhaka: The Hindu community in Bangladesh celebrates Janmashtami, marking the birth of Lord Krishna, on Thursday with religious fervor. It is a public holiday in Bangladesh. President Abdul Ham id and Prime Minister Sheik Hasina greeted members of the Hindu community on the occasion, in separate messages. “Lord Sri Krishna’s philosophy was to remove injustice, oppression, and violence from the society and build a bond of genuine love and harmony among people,” Hamid said.
“I call upon the Hindu community people to stand by the helpless and distressed people of the society following the philosophy of Lord Sri Krishna,” he added. Haseena said her Awami League government is determined to maintain communal harmony in the country. “I believe that Sri Krishna’s ideals and lessons will strengthen the thousand-year-old communal harmony, friendship, and brotherhood of Bengalis.”
