Adviser Mahfuz Alam has stated that Bangladesh’s approach to tackling communal violence could serve as a model for the region. He warned that the rise of Islamophobia, religious intolerance, and communal violence would be detrimental to all South Asian nations. “Since July, Bangladesh has taken strict measures to prevent communal violence. Most incidents were politically motivated rather than purely communal,” he noted. Alam emphasized that the vision of communal harmony, as upheld by figures like Dara Shikoh, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, and Kazi Nazrul Islam, must prevail. He urged all communities to reject extremism and Islamophobia in the region.