RAJSHAHI, Oct 18, 2018 (BSS) – Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of
the Hindu community, is being celebrated in the city and all the nine
upazilas of the district like other parts of the country amid great
enthusiasm and festive mood.
The religious festival was marked by puja, arati, recitation from
scriptures, distribution of proshad, offering devotional songs and bhajans.
A huge number of devotees are seen visiting different puja mandaps to have a
look at goddess Durga.
Anil Kumar Sarker, trustee of Hindu Development Trust, told BSS that 463
mandaps, including 98 in the metropolis, have been erected here.
Local administration distributed 231.50 tonnes of rice on the occasion of
Durga puja this year.
The celebration will end through the immersion of idols of goddess Durga on
Bijoya Dashami tomorrow (Friday).
Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton visited some of
the city’s puja mandaps yesterday evening.
Foolproof security measures were taken in the city and its adjacent areas
to avert any untoward incident during the religious festival of the Hindu
community.
AKM Hafiz Akter, Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police, said four-
tier security measures have been taken in the city areas.
He said members of police and Rapid Action Battalion have been deployed in
all important points of the city.