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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today, Monday called upon people of all faiths to work together, shoulder to shoulder, to build Bangladesh, saying that every citizen has equal rights in the country regardless of religious identity. “This country belongs to you, and this country belongs to me. Let us all work together, shoulder to shoulder, to build the country,” he said while addressing the Hindu community people during a visit to Dhakeshwari National Temple in the capital on the occasion of Durga Puja this evening. He was accompanied by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and Social Welfare Minister Prof Abu Zafar Md. Zahid Hossain, said PM’s Assistant Press Secretary KM Nazmul Haque. Stressing that the state belongs to everyone irrespective of religion, Tarique Rahman said people may practise different faiths, but all citizens enjoy equal rights and the state is responsible for ensuring their security. “Religion may be different for you and me, but the state belongs to all of us. In Bangladesh, you have rights just as I do, and you have duties towards the country just as I do,” he said. The Prime Minister said the state had a responsibility to ensure the security of every citizen, while people also had a shared responsibility to look after one another and work together to take the country forward. “We are all children of this country and Bangladeshis. We are all human beings. This is our foremost identity. Everyone present here is a Bangladeshi,” he said. Recalling the L