Chattogram Bureau :
The Saptami Puja was celebrated in the port city amid religious fervour and geity yesterday in the city as elsewhere in the district.
The 5-day long Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, began Sunday in the city 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 areas 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 1,783 puja mandaps, including 255 in city, have already been set up this year in 15 upazilas of the district. Sources said there are over 100 more puja podiums in city and district this year compared to the last year.
Police, District Administration and leaders of the 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. Six to eight members 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) 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.
Besides, 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 area 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, RAB-7 has taken all-out security measures to make the holy occasion a total success.
The Saptami Puja was celebrated in the port city amid religious fervour and geity yesterday in the city as elsewhere in the district.
The 5-day long Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, began Sunday in the city 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 areas 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 1,783 puja mandaps, including 255 in city, have already been set up this year in 15 upazilas of the district. Sources said there are over 100 more puja podiums in city and district this year compared to the last year.
Police, District Administration and leaders of the 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. Six to eight members 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) 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.
Besides, 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 area 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, RAB-7 has taken all-out security measures to make the holy occasion a total success.
