Bangladesh, April 5 -- BNP Secretary General and LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said that there is no scope for division over religion for political reasons.

"We must rise above all forms of division and hatred to build a Bangladesh founded on mutual love and brotherhood," he said while speaking as the chief guest at a greeting exchange ceremony on the occasion of Easter Sunday for the Christian community in Bhatara here this morning.

Referring to certain political forces that want to use religion as a weapon, Mirza Fakhrul said, "Some forces are trying to create division in society. They also deny the spirit of the Liberation War. We must bid a permanent farewell to the word 'hatred' from our society."

He said, "Let l...