Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday suggested forming a national committee comprising representatives of Hindu, Buddhist, Christian and ethnic minority communities to ensure their rights and dignity.

He made the suggestion during a courtesy meeting with a nine-member delegation led by Buddhapriya Mahathero, president of the Bangladesh Bouddha Kristi Prachar Sangha and chief abbot of Dharmarajika Buddhist Monastery, at Bangabhaban.

Bijon Kanti Sarkar, special assistant to the prime minister for Hindu, Buddhist, Christian and ethnic minority affairs was also present.

The president stressed the need to give greater attention to the education and human resource development of children from the Buddhist comm...