Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury spoke the Core Committee meeting on law and order at the ministry of home affairs in Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka. Photo : BSS

DHAKA, Oct 5, 2025 (BSS) – Adviser to the Ministry of Home Affairs Lt. Gen. (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said the fascist and their cohorts are behind the conspiracy to create unrest at CHT region and ruin communal harmony by adding beard on the face of ‘Oshur’ (demon) during Durga Puja celebrations. 

“It has already been proved that the patronage of the cohorts of fascist behind the conspiracy to unsettle the CHT region and destroy the communal harmony there,” he said after emerging from the Core Committee meeting on law and order at the ministry of home affairs in Bangladesh Secretariat here.

He said there was a link between dishonoring the honorable Chief Adviser in a neighboring country while making an idol of the Durga Puja. 

Jahangir said the collective efforts of all including the military personnel, law enforcement agencies and support from the common people have successfully foiled the plot.

Referring to the reported rape incident in Khagrachhari, the adviser said no evidence of rape was found that caused a huge uproar in the CHT region. 

“But, we have faced the situation in a beautiful manner with cooperation from Bangladesh Army, law enforcement agencies and the common people,” he added. 

On present situation in the region, he said the blockade and section 144 have already been withdrawn from the Chittagong Hill Tracks (CHT) areas.

He alleged that the fascist and their cohorts had been trying to destroy the communal harmony and resort violence by adding beard on the face of ‘Oshur’ (demon) at some Puja Mandaps during the festival. 

“Some fascist intellectuals have instigated the matter. But their conspiracy did not get any success,” he said.

The Sharodiyo Durga Puja was celebrated in a safe, peaceful, festive and unhindered manner like the previous year by confronting all odds and conspiracy, he observed.

The Home Adviser thanked all including the army, law enforcing agencies, media and common people to help celebrate the Durga Puja in such a peaceful manner.

Replying to a question, Jahangir said the incidents of adding beard on the face of ‘Oshur’ took place at 793 Puja Mandaps across the country. “GD (General Diary) was filed in every incident and investigation is going on accordingly.”

Asked about arrest in these connections, the Home Adviser said none has been arrested yet, but some of the perpetrators have already been identified.

Responding to another query if there is any link of dishonoring the Holy Quran in the North South University to the attempt of ruining communal harmony in the country, he declined to make comment in this regard saying that the enquiry into the matter yet to be completed.