To prevent religious violence, the government has formed 'Social Harmony Committee' in all districts and upazilas of the country. The district level committee is chaired by the District Commissioner (DC). The 23-member committee has kept all the members of parliament and district council administrators as advisors.
And the Superintendent of Police has been kept as a member. Apart from the district, separate social harmony committees have been formed at the upazila and union levels. The Upazila Executive Officer (UNO) has been placed at the head of the Upazila Committee.
And the union level committee has 14 members. The head of this committee is the chairman of the union council. The secretary of the concerned union council has been made the member secretary.
According to the notifications, the committee members will hold harmony rallies in their respective areas. Conduct necessary campaign to counter religious extremism, militancy, violence and terrorism. Make people aware to prevent misuse of social media. The committee will cooperate to ensure the security of all places of worship including mosques, temples, churches. These committees will work to maintain a good atmosphere for celebrating all religious festivals with due solemnity and enthusiasm. These committees will arrange to spread the message of peace and harmony of different religions.
Humayun Kabir, Deputy Commissioner of Satkhira said, I have received the letter of formation of committee at the district level. Work will be done according to what is mentioned in the terms of reference of this committee. However, the committee members have not met yet. The first meeting of the committee will be called soon.
