Accra:Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Sa Ching Prue emphasized that Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman played a crucial role in integrating ethnic communities into the national mainstream through the ideology of Bangladeshi nationalism.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the minister made these remarks during an exchange meeting with representatives of plainland ethnic communities and the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Janagosthi Dal at the Chittagong Hill Tracts Complex seminar hall on Bailey Road in the capital on Saturday.
The minister reiterated the government's commitment to protecting the languages and cultures of ethnic communities both in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the plains, while also expanding access to modern education and improving their living standards.
Sa Ching Prue highlighted the inclusive governance approach of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, which aims to build a prosperous Bangladesh that embraces diversity as a "Rainbow Nation."
He also acknowledged the contributions of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia to the educational, healthcare, socioeconomic, and cultural development of communities in the hill tracts and the plains.