The five-day celebration of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bengali Hindu community, ended here on Tuesday with immersion of the Goddess Durga in the river Padma mainly. The last day rituals of the festival were celebrated amid much enthusiasm and festivity. 'Prasad' and sweets were distributed among the
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Durga Puja celebration begins in Rajshahi
Celebration of the five-day Durga Puja, largest religious festival for the Hindu community, began with Goddess Bodhan here like other parts of the country Friday amid great enthusiasm and festive mood. The Durgotsob is being celebrated in 3,573 puja mandaps in all eight districts under the Rajshahi division in addition to
Durga Puja ends with immersion of idols
The five-day Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community and a few small ethnic groups, ended Wednesday with the immersion of the idols of Goddess Durga and her children in water bodies across the country amid festivity. The idols of goddess Durga and her offspring - Ganesha,
Quader urges all to maintain peace during Durga Puja
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Sunday urged all concerned to remain alert to maintain peace and harmony during the ongoing Durja Puja. "A vested quarter wants to shift the responsibly to the government after carrying out attacks on the Hindu community," he said while
Keep vigil against vandalism in Durga Puja: Quader to AL members
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday urged leaders and workers of the party to remain vigilant against any attempt at disrupting celebration of Durga Puja. He made the call at a meeting with the puja celebration committee and Sanatan religious leaders at the political office of the Awami League
IGP to ensure security measures during Durga Puja
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Benazir Ahmed Monday asked the field level law enforcers to ensure flawless security measures during the Sharadiya Durga Puja celebration across the country. He expressed his hope that the Durga Puja, main religious festival of the Hindu community, will be celebrated peacefully with collective efforts
Durga Puja to be celebrated at 713 mandaps in Jashore
Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, will be celebrated at 713 mandaps in eight upazilas of the district this year. The five-day long festival will begin on October 1 with due respect and religious fervor across the country and end on October 5 with immersion of
CCTV installation must at puja mandaps: Home Minister
Durga Puja Installation of CCTV cameras have been made compulsory at all puja mandaps ahead of Durga Puja to ensure security, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said. Durga puja will be celebrated across the country from October 1 to October 5 and this year there will be 32,168 Puja mandaps across the country,
Puja mandap violence should have been prevented
The ugly incidents around Puja mandaps on Bijoya have scarred Bangladesh. It’s not something that people would like to see in their own land. Such violence is always manufactured by a group because violence around religious identities has no social basis in peasant societies which is basically what we are