Chattogram Bureau :
A five-day long Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangali Hindu community, began yesterday in the city and as elsewhere in the district amidst traditional enthusiasm and due solemnity.
The celebration began with Bodhan (the process of infusing life into idol) and would end with immersion of Goddess Durga on Bijoya Dashami.
A large numbers of Hindu devotees were seen assembling at all puja mandaps to offer Shasti in different area in the city and district.
A good number of Hindus from all walks of life visited the JM Sen hall and Ramkrishna Mission which are considered to be the central attraction of venues of the Durga Puja in Chattogram.
Meanwhile, a total of 2,144 puja mandaps, including 270 in city, have already been set up this year in 15 upazilas of the district.
Sources said there are over 200 more puja podiums in city and district this year compared to the last year.
To mark the celebration, city mayor AJM Nasir Uddin inaugurated a function at Jamal Khan Kushum Kumari School premises today.
Police, district administration and leaders of Hindu community are on frequent touch and exchanging views with each other so that Durga Puja can be celebrated in peaceful manner like previous year, community and administration sources said.
They said a six to eight members team of law enforcers drawn from police and Ansars have been deployed in each Puja Mandaps in the city and district.
Both district and Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) administrations have already cancelled leaves of all police staff excluding the members of Hindu community and opened separate control rooms at their respective headquarters to monitor the situation.
The CMP authority also formed a good number of striking forces, necessary platoons of APBN to face any sudden problems, the CMP sources said.
Besides, setting up of huge check posts, nearly 100 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras would also be set up at different strategic points to monitor the security measures arranged for devotees after and before the Puja celebration.
All the entry points of the city like Shah Amanat Bridge, City Gate and Oxygen areas in the port city were brought under tight security measures with CCTV monitoring. Necessary instruction was also given to search the suspicious persons at any points during the festival.
On the other hand, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-7 has taken all-out security measures to make the holy occasion a total success.
A five-day long Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangali Hindu community, began yesterday in the city and as elsewhere in the district amidst traditional enthusiasm and due solemnity.
The celebration began with Bodhan (the process of infusing life into idol) and would end with immersion of Goddess Durga on Bijoya Dashami.
A large numbers of Hindu devotees were seen assembling at all puja mandaps to offer Shasti in different area in the city and district.
A good number of Hindus from all walks of life visited the JM Sen hall and Ramkrishna Mission which are considered to be the central attraction of venues of the Durga Puja in Chattogram.
Meanwhile, a total of 2,144 puja mandaps, including 270 in city, have already been set up this year in 15 upazilas of the district.
Sources said there are over 200 more puja podiums in city and district this year compared to the last year.
To mark the celebration, city mayor AJM Nasir Uddin inaugurated a function at Jamal Khan Kushum Kumari School premises today.
Police, district administration and leaders of Hindu community are on frequent touch and exchanging views with each other so that Durga Puja can be celebrated in peaceful manner like previous year, community and administration sources said.
They said a six to eight members team of law enforcers drawn from police and Ansars have been deployed in each Puja Mandaps in the city and district.
Both district and Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) administrations have already cancelled leaves of all police staff excluding the members of Hindu community and opened separate control rooms at their respective headquarters to monitor the situation.
The CMP authority also formed a good number of striking forces, necessary platoons of APBN to face any sudden problems, the CMP sources said.
Besides, setting up of huge check posts, nearly 100 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras would also be set up at different strategic points to monitor the security measures arranged for devotees after and before the Puja celebration.
All the entry points of the city like Shah Amanat Bridge, City Gate and Oxygen areas in the port city were brought under tight security measures with CCTV monitoring. Necessary instruction was also given to search the suspicious persons at any points during the festival.
On the other hand, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-7 has taken all-out security measures to make the holy occasion a total success.
