Bangladeshi Hindus set to celebrate Durga Puja amid high alert

Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 26 (ANI): Hindus in Bangladesh have completed all preparations to celebrate the largest festival, Durga Puja, amid high alert due to security concerns.Durga Puja, the main religious festival of the Hindu community in Bangladesh, will be held for five days from Sunday, September 28, to Thursday, October 2. Beautifully decorated idols of Goddess Durga have been installed in the worship halls. This year, 33,355 pujas are being held across Bangladesh, which is about 1,000 more than last year, Hindu leaders said.”Amidst the preparations for Durga Puja, there have been incidents of attacks on Durga idols and temples in several districts. The districts are Kustia, Chittagong, Kurigram, Sathkhira, Jhenidaha, Netrakona, Gaibandha, Panchagarh, Jamalpur, Natore, Gazipur, Manikgonj, Chapainawabgonj,” Jayanta Kumar Deb, President of the Metropolitan Public Puja Committee in Dhaka, said at a news conference on Friday.”Law enforcement agencies have taken quick action. Many of the miscreants have been detained. We don’t want attacks during the puja,” he added.”The violence must be brought to an end not only through the action of law enforcement, but also through the enlightened consciousness of the country and social resistance,” Deb said.

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