Staff Reporter ( Kishoreganj) :
Kishoreganj Distirct Police have chalked out a plan for special security during the Durga Puja in 13 upazilas and eight municipalities of Kishoreganj, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community.
“We are determined to celebrate the religious festival amid enthusiasm and communal harmony, “said Police Super( SP) in Kishoreganj Mohammad Rasel Sheikh PPM( Bar), while addressing at a social harmony meeting at local Art Council Auditorium on Saturday.
Police Super( SP) Mohammad Rasel Sheikh PPM (Bar) told the New Nation that, District Police has intensified intelligence surveillance ahead of the Durga Puja in the district town and 13 upazilas centering the Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the country’s Hindu Community”
At least 428 puja mandops would be brought under security blanked Police, RAB , DB, Ansar, APBN and others Intelligence agencies will stay inside the procession in plain clothes to fend off any trouble.
It is amendatory to install CCTV camera at all puja mondaps to ensure security during upcoming the durga puja.
The Durga Puja begins from October O1 to October 05. SP Mohammad Rasel Sheikh PPM( Bar) said, there will be overall security measures and intelligence vigilance has already been enhanced across in Kishoreganj district.
Durga Puja will be held in every mandap in accordance with the health rules due to COVID-19 SP added.
BSS from Khulna adds: Mayor of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Talukder Abdul Khaleque Saturday stressed the need for maintaining communal harmony to ensure peaceful celebration of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu Community.
He also hoped that the celebration of Durga Puja will be ended amid great enthusiasm in the city and all nine upazilas of the district with the cooperation of masses.
KCC Mayor said these while speaking at a meeting of Khulna Zila Samajik Samprity Parishad at the Zila Shilpokola Academy here as chief guest.
Aiming at strengthening social fastening and inter religion relations, Khulna District Administration organized the meeting with Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Khulna Md Moniruzzaman Talukder in the chair.
Religion is everyone’s but festival is universal, KCC Mayor said that Bangladesh is an example of religious harmony across the world, the chief guest said.
During the last 14 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, all religious festivals like Eid, Puja, Buddha Purnima and Christmas were observed peacefully, the mayor said adding that Durga Puja this year will also be celebrated peacefully. He urged everybody to cooperate for peaceful celebration of the Durga Puja and maintain communal harmony.
Khulna Divisional Commissioner Md Zillur Rahman, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Masudur Rahman Bhuiyan, Superintendent of Police Md Mahbub Hossain, Khulna city and district unit Awami League general secretaries MDA Babul Rana and Advocate Sujit Adhikary, Principal of Government Brojolal College Sharif Atiquzzaman and former president of Khulna Press Club Mokbul Hossain Mintu, among others, addressed as special guests.
Freedom Fighters, Leaders of Muslim, Hindu, Christian and Buddhist Community, Teachers and Students, Scholars of different Religions, women leaders, Upazila Chairman, UNOs, KCC Councilors, Journalists, members of law enforcement agencies, among others, attended the meeting.
