Durga Puja to be celebrated at over 33,000 pavilions across Bangladesh

Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, will be staged at more than 33,000 pavilions across Bangladesh this year, according to Home Advisor Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. He disclosed the figures on Monday after a meeting at the Secretariat on security arrangements ahead of the celebrations. Jahangir said that all necessary steps will be taken to ensure that the festival is observed peacefully. “It is a major religious event of the Hindu community. Adequate police, Ansar, RAB and Armed Forces personnel will be deployed to ensure security.” The advisor said a newly developed app would be used to verify reports of any incidents during the festivities. “If an incident occurs, there will be a system to ensure...