Staff Reporter :
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia said that none will be allowed to carry handbags, crackers, packets, metal objects and sharp items while visiting temples and idols on the occasion of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, from October 15 to 19.
“Police checkpoints will be in every corner,” he said, while detailing on the security measures for occasion. “Police and volunteers will be assigned to meet emergency at each venue.”
The DMP Commissioner said these to the reporters after inspecting the security arrangements at Dhakeswari National Temple in Dhaka on Sunday morning.
A control room has been set up at Dhakeshwari Temple. It will be used to monitor security at every puja venue in the capital. Security archways and CCTV cameras will be operational, he said.
The puja venues will be patrolled regularly and Detective Branch and Counterterrorism Unit personnel will be working to prevent theft and harassment, the DMP chief said.
Dog squads will sweep through idols and temples to ensure foolproof security, the DMP boss said.
There is no specific threat centering this year’s Durga Puja, he said.
Special security measures will be taken when the processions will be brought out for immersion of the idols leading to Wise Ghat on October 19.
He requested the organizers to play only religious music during the festivity with issued restriction to play musical instruments from 12:00pm to 2:00pm on Friday.
There will be 236 puja venues in the Dhaka metropolitan area this year, with nine larger venues. These larger venues are Dhakeshwari Temple, Ramakrishna Temple, the Kalabagan Temple, Siddheswari, Ramna Kali Temple, the Uttara Universal Puja Venue, the Krishibid Institute Social Welfare Association and the Bashundhara Universal Puja Venue.
The festival will be celebrated at 31,272 venues across the country this year, with 6,804 in Dhaka division, 4,506 in Chattogram, 2,341 in Sylhet, 4,883 in Khulna, 3,542 in Rajshahi, 5,371 in Rangpur, 1,724 in Barishal and 2,101 in Mymensingh.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia said that none will be allowed to carry handbags, crackers, packets, metal objects and sharp items while visiting temples and idols on the occasion of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, from October 15 to 19.
“Police checkpoints will be in every corner,” he said, while detailing on the security measures for occasion. “Police and volunteers will be assigned to meet emergency at each venue.”
The DMP Commissioner said these to the reporters after inspecting the security arrangements at Dhakeswari National Temple in Dhaka on Sunday morning.
A control room has been set up at Dhakeshwari Temple. It will be used to monitor security at every puja venue in the capital. Security archways and CCTV cameras will be operational, he said.
The puja venues will be patrolled regularly and Detective Branch and Counterterrorism Unit personnel will be working to prevent theft and harassment, the DMP chief said.
Dog squads will sweep through idols and temples to ensure foolproof security, the DMP boss said.
There is no specific threat centering this year’s Durga Puja, he said.
Special security measures will be taken when the processions will be brought out for immersion of the idols leading to Wise Ghat on October 19.
He requested the organizers to play only religious music during the festivity with issued restriction to play musical instruments from 12:00pm to 2:00pm on Friday.
There will be 236 puja venues in the Dhaka metropolitan area this year, with nine larger venues. These larger venues are Dhakeshwari Temple, Ramakrishna Temple, the Kalabagan Temple, Siddheswari, Ramna Kali Temple, the Uttara Universal Puja Venue, the Krishibid Institute Social Welfare Association and the Bashundhara Universal Puja Venue.
The festival will be celebrated at 31,272 venues across the country this year, with 6,804 in Dhaka division, 4,506 in Chattogram, 2,341 in Sylhet, 4,883 in Khulna, 3,542 in Rajshahi, 5,371 in Rangpur, 1,724 in Barishal and 2,101 in Mymensingh.
