BSS, Dhaka :
The Hindu community in the country is set to celebrate today the Saraswati Puja nationwide, worshiping the Goddess of knowledge, music, art and culture.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted the followers of the Hindu faith on the occasion pointing out the heritage of interfaith harmony and her government’s commitment to ensure rights of all people belonging to every religion.
Major Hindu temples and schools and other educational institutions including universities stage the festival with traditional
gaiety, religious fervor. The students in particular seek blessings of Goddess Saraswati in their pursuit of knowledge.
Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad president Kajol Debnath said he was happy with the preparedness for celebrating the festival particularly in schools. He said the Saraswati Puja was celebrated in every school even during the Pakistan period but the festival was marred due to different reasons in the recent past.
The Hindu community in the country is set to celebrate today the Saraswati Puja nationwide, worshiping the Goddess of knowledge, music, art and culture.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted the followers of the Hindu faith on the occasion pointing out the heritage of interfaith harmony and her government’s commitment to ensure rights of all people belonging to every religion.
Major Hindu temples and schools and other educational institutions including universities stage the festival with traditional
gaiety, religious fervor. The students in particular seek blessings of Goddess Saraswati in their pursuit of knowledge.
Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad president Kajol Debnath said he was happy with the preparedness for celebrating the festival particularly in schools. He said the Saraswati Puja was celebrated in every school even during the Pakistan period but the festival was marred due to different reasons in the recent past.
