, April 30 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday said his government is committed to ensuring that people of all faiths can live in peace and security and enjoy equal rights, stressing that it does not want to use religion for political gain.

"The current government does not want to do politics in the name of religion. We do not want to exploit religion for political interests, and we have not done so in the past either," he said while exchanging greetings with leaders of the Buddhist community on the occasion of Buddha Purnima.

The programme was held at the Public Administration Hall of the Cabinet Division at the Secretariat around 10:00am.

The Prime Minister said the government's foremost responsibility and commitment is to b...