Chittagong Bureau :
Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) charted out a plan for intensified security during the upcoming Durga Puja in the port city as well as holy religious festival of Muslims Moharram.
“We have listed some of the puja mandaps in three categories for providing security “a CMP spokesman told the medial recently. He added 10 members of law enforcement agencies would be deployed at major puja mandaps during the puja. His comments came after CMP Commissioner Iqbal Bahar held a meeting with Hindu community leaders and festival organizers.
“The commissioner assured Chittagong City Puja Udjapon Parisad of taking foolproof security for smooth celebration of the festival at the meeting at CMP headquarters,” the spokesman said.
Besides, he said, the intelligence agencies were asked to enforce intensified vigil in and around the city.
Hindu community leaders and festival organisers earlier said 1,988 Puja Mondops would be set up in the district while 307 of those would be installed in the port city.
They said a record number of idols of goddess Durga would be erected this year in Chittagong as preparedness was underway for the festival in 14 upazilas of the district and the port city.
The four-day festival will begin on October 7. Meanwhile the holy festival of Ashura will be celebrated in the port city as elsewhere in the district on October 11 next with religious festivity.
During the day , different religious sections, religious organisastions will chalkedout elaborate programs on the day including Tazia procession, matam rally of Shia community in the city . To avoid any unwanted incidents , CMP will deploy additional police forces on this day, sources said.
Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) charted out a plan for intensified security during the upcoming Durga Puja in the port city as well as holy religious festival of Muslims Moharram.
“We have listed some of the puja mandaps in three categories for providing security “a CMP spokesman told the medial recently. He added 10 members of law enforcement agencies would be deployed at major puja mandaps during the puja. His comments came after CMP Commissioner Iqbal Bahar held a meeting with Hindu community leaders and festival organizers.
“The commissioner assured Chittagong City Puja Udjapon Parisad of taking foolproof security for smooth celebration of the festival at the meeting at CMP headquarters,” the spokesman said.
Besides, he said, the intelligence agencies were asked to enforce intensified vigil in and around the city.
Hindu community leaders and festival organisers earlier said 1,988 Puja Mondops would be set up in the district while 307 of those would be installed in the port city.
They said a record number of idols of goddess Durga would be erected this year in Chittagong as preparedness was underway for the festival in 14 upazilas of the district and the port city.
The four-day festival will begin on October 7. Meanwhile the holy festival of Ashura will be celebrated in the port city as elsewhere in the district on October 11 next with religious festivity.
During the day , different religious sections, religious organisastions will chalkedout elaborate programs on the day including Tazia procession, matam rally of Shia community in the city . To avoid any unwanted incidents , CMP will deploy additional police forces on this day, sources said.
