Dhaka, July 31 -- Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that a vested quarter is trying to undermine the country's communal harmony by creating divisions in the name of religion.

"A quarter is trying to destroy the harmony in the country by creating division in the name of religion," he said.

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The minister made the remarks while addressing a views-exchange and representatives conference titled "Ensuring Protection and Security for Minorities", organised by the Sammilita Sanatan Parishad at the Diploma Engineers Institution auditorium in the capital.

Fakhrul, also the BNP secretary general,...