Source: CollectedThe Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad says it has received “assurances” from the administration that various steps have been taken to ensure that Durga Puja, the main religious festival of Bengali Hindus, is held “unhindered”. A range of initiatives taken by the government for Durga Puja were highlighted at a joint press conference by the Upjapan Parishad and the Mahanagar Sarvajanin Puja Committee at the Dhakeshwari National Temple on Friday. The organisers expressed their hope that Durga Puja would be celebrated without disruptions and demanded uninterrupted power supply across the country during the days of the puja. Newly formed civil society platform “Sampriti Jatra” has identified 29 districts of the country as “risky” ahead of Durga Puja. Some incidents in different districts have been resolved with the intervention of the Army.
