BSS, Gaibandha :
A total of 562 mandaps would be erected in all the seven upazilas of the district this year to celebrate the Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu Community.
Ranajit Bakshi Surja, president of district puja celebration committee (DPCC), disclosed the information on Saturday morning. Of the total mandaps, some 83 have been erected in Sadar upazila, 103 in Sadullapur upazila, 130 in Sundarganj upazila, 59 in Palashbari upazila, 116 in Gobindaganj upazila, 56 in Shaghata upazila and 15 in Fulchhari upazila, he said.
The five-day long puja would begin from October 22 and conclude on October 26 through the immersion of idols at different water bodies including canal, pond and rivers, he added.
Preparations for holding the Durga Puja are progressing fast throughout the district as the commencement of the annual event draws nearer, said Dipak Kumar Paul, general secretary of the DPCC.
Superintendent of police (SP) Muhammad Towhidul Islam said they were in vigilance and stern and lawful action would be taken against the persons who will involve in creating anarchy and trouble during the celebration of Durga Puja.
Police, ansar and VDP members including gram police would be deployed at the puja mandaps each and the elite forces RAB would also patrol on the road to hold the puja here peacefully, the SP added.
Deputy Commissioner Gautam Chandra Pal said they had taken pragmatic decisions in the preparatory meeting held on October 11 to celebrate the forthcoming Durga Puja in befitting manner and with religious fervor in the district.
A total of 562 mandaps would be erected in all the seven upazilas of the district this year to celebrate the Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu Community.
Ranajit Bakshi Surja, president of district puja celebration committee (DPCC), disclosed the information on Saturday morning. Of the total mandaps, some 83 have been erected in Sadar upazila, 103 in Sadullapur upazila, 130 in Sundarganj upazila, 59 in Palashbari upazila, 116 in Gobindaganj upazila, 56 in Shaghata upazila and 15 in Fulchhari upazila, he said.
The five-day long puja would begin from October 22 and conclude on October 26 through the immersion of idols at different water bodies including canal, pond and rivers, he added.
Preparations for holding the Durga Puja are progressing fast throughout the district as the commencement of the annual event draws nearer, said Dipak Kumar Paul, general secretary of the DPCC.
Superintendent of police (SP) Muhammad Towhidul Islam said they were in vigilance and stern and lawful action would be taken against the persons who will involve in creating anarchy and trouble during the celebration of Durga Puja.
Police, ansar and VDP members including gram police would be deployed at the puja mandaps each and the elite forces RAB would also patrol on the road to hold the puja here peacefully, the SP added.
Deputy Commissioner Gautam Chandra Pal said they had taken pragmatic decisions in the preparatory meeting held on October 11 to celebrate the forthcoming Durga Puja in befitting manner and with religious fervor in the district.
