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6 get Atish Dipankar, Bishudhananda Peace Gold Medal

 New Nation
 Published: 12:00 AM, 24 February 2014

Six eminent personalities at home and abroad were awarded with the prestigious Atish Dipankar and Bishudhananda Peace Gold Medal, 2014 for their outstanding contributions for establishing peace in the society. Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Choudhury handed over the medals among the recipients at a ceremony organized by ‘Bangladesh Boudha Kristi Prachar Sangha’ at Dharmarajik Boudha Bihar in the city’s Sabujbagh area. Among the recipients, three persons- Principal Dr Prathap Kittirangsri, Principal Fra. Dr. Moha Polachai Thaoraro and Principal Fra. Ronnakrita Srilayan from Thailand- got the Atisk Dipankar Award while Dr. Hasan Mahmud MP, entrepreneur Md. Shahjahan Bablu and Vice-Chair of Cambrian School and College Lion Khandakar Salima Rawshan-got the Bishudhananda Peace Gold Medal, 2014.
Speaking on the occasion as the chief, Dr. Shirin Sharmin Choudhury said Bangladesh is a glaring example of communal harmony where people belonging to different religions used to live in peace and harmony.
She said the constitution of the country has ensured equal right of the people of different religious beliefs and the birth of great religious scholars and thinkers in the country have paved the way of expansion of all sectors of religion, philosophy and education.
The Speaker said Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has dreamt for building Bangladesh a secular country where people of all religious will perform their religious rituals independently.
She urged all to work together to materialize the dream of Bangabandhu aiming to build a non-communal “Sonar Bangla’ (Golden Bengal) through upholding the spirit of the country’s Great War of Liberation.
Paying rich tribute to great scholars Atish Dipankar and Bishudhananda Mohathero, she said during their entire lives they have made relentless efforts to enlighten people with knowledge and also for spreading the message of peace. Chaired by President of ‘Bangladesh Boudha Kristi Prachar Sangha’ among others, Awami League Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr. Hasan Mahmud MP, spoke on the occasion.