SYLHET, Sept 1:–Bangladesh is a country of communal harmony and the present government is committed to upholding that tradition, Finance and Planning Minister M. Saifur Rahman said here today, reports BSS.

"The government of the four-party alliance has stepped up various efforts to construct many religious establishments in the country to perform religious rituals peacefully," he said.

He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of "Durga Mandir" at Ramkrishna Mission Ashram in the Sylhet city.

Principal of Ramkrishna Mission Ashram Shami Chandra Nath Nanda, President of Sylhet city unit of BNP Ariful Haque Chowdhury, among others, spoke on the occasion.

Later, a cultural function was also organised on the occasion.