Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday said his government is committed to ensure the rights and security of every citizen of the country irrespective of their religious identity. Every people should be treated equally as citizens of Bangladesh rather than on the basis of their faith, he asserted.The Prime Minister said this during an exchange of views with Hindu community leaders from the Dhaka-17 constituency at his office at the Bangladesh Secretariat here, PM's Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu said."Ensuring everyone's rights as a citizen regardless of his/her religion is my responsibility as head of the government. I will try my best within my capacity to ensure everyone's security, not on the basis of religion, but as human beings," the Prime Minister said.Representatives of eight temples under Dhaka-17 constituency met him to invite him to attend the upcoming Sharadiya Durga Puja celebrations. Thanking the leaders for acknowledging the government's initiatives for the Hindu community, including extended Puja holidays and increased grants, Tarique Rahman said the steps taken so far reflected the government's goodwill and efforts were underway to address other issues" The Prime Minister said people of all faiths had fought together in the Liberation War and participated in democratic movements including the mass uprising of 1990 and the movement of 2024. "When we keep us above religious identity during all critical moments in the national history, why should we consider it in other matters?