Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said, "Bangladesh is a unique country of communal harmony; a garden of flowers. In some occasions, several miscreants try to enter our flower garden to mess everything up. They do not belong to any religion but to evil forces. Therefore, everyone should be careful about them, regardless of religion, caste and tribe." He called on everyone to remain united to maintain interfaith harmony.

He said these things as the chief guest at a meeting organized by Dhaka city North with the Christian community at the Mirpur Senpara Christian Church in the capital on December 20 at 8 pm. The meeting was presided over by Reverend Martin Adhikari, the senior pastor of Mirpur Baptist Church. The special guests were Jamaat's Central Executive Council member and Dhaka City North Ameer Mohammad Selim Uddin, Central Working Committee member and City Secretary Dr. Muhammad Rezaul Karim, General Secretary of
JMirpur Baptist Church Babul Kumar Saha, Pastor of Mirpur Baptist Church Reverend Prince Kiran Bain, Joint Secretary Manoj Baroi, Treasurer Asit Mitra, President of Baptist Church Women's Committee Prabhati Folia, Secretary Anima Baroi. Among the Jamaat leaders present at the meeting were Dhaka City North Working Committee members Mohammad Shahidullah, Shah Alam Tuhin, Shura members Advocate Rezaul Karim, Abdul Matin Khan, Maulana Atiq Hasan Raihan were present on the occasion.

David Halder, Deputy Treasurer of the Church, Thomas Singh, Dhaka ABCS John Sarkar Church, Deputy Pastor, Director James Pradeep Biswas, Sameer Baroi, David Biswas, Dilip Singh, Adri Baroi, Mrs. Adhikari, Sutap Singh, Tama Jewel Bala Joy also spoke in the program.

Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said, “Our original father is Hazrat Adam (AS) and our original mother is Hazrat Hawa (AS). In Islam, all the prophets and messengers are given due respect. This is part of our faith or belief. They are all Prophets of Allah. Among them, Hazrat Isa (AS) is the exception. He will be sent to the world for the second time and will fight against injustice and untruth.

We do not divide the nation on the basis of religion. Jamaat is working tirelessly to turn the country into a welfare state for everyone, regardless of religion, caste, tribe, opinion, or path. He sought the overall cooperation of people of all religions, including the Christian community, in this struggle of Jamaat-e-Islami.

He said, Bangladesh is a small country. 180 million people live in this country. Although people of various religions and tribes live in the country, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and Christians are the main religions. Our historical tradition is to live in harmony with everyone. We do not believe in the concept of being divided or a minority on the basis of religion, rather we are all proud citizens of Bangladesh. Jamaat people are not involved in any kind of crime including theft, robbery, murder, rape, extortion, corruption, and looting. Still, we are human beings. If we are shown any human mistake, we are in no way inferior in correcting it. We are always uncompromising in establishing the rights of all citizens of the country. He sought the overall cooperation of people of all classes in establishing a pro-people Bangladesh.

Jamaat Ameer said, our Creator is one and unique. When it rains from the sky, people of all religions and classes benefit socially. Again, if there is a disaster, everyone has to suffer from it. They try to oppress certain classes of people by calling them religious minorities. But Jamaat-e-Islami is completely above such narrow-mindedness. Basically, there are two classes of people who are more prone to crime. One is the highest class. They take away people's rights with the stroke of a pen. And the other class is the slums. They are the ones who try to create unrest in the country by giving drugs and weapons to them. Therefore, we must show zero tolerance towards them. He called on everyone to work together to establish the rights of the general masses.