Staff Reporter :
Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Mohammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury announced on Thursday that the Hindu community is peacefully celebrating Durga Puja, their largest religious festival, across the country.
“There have been no untoward incidents during the celebration of Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the Hindu community,” the Adviser said during a discussion organised by the Mohanagar Sarbajanin Puja Committee at the Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka.
Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad Secretary General Santosh Sharma, along with other Hindu community leaders present at the event, echoed the Adviser’s sentiments.
The Home Adviser assured that special security arrangements will continue until Bijoya Dashami, which falls on Sunday.