DHAKA, Oct 12, 2024 (BSS) - The five-day Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community and a few small ethnic groups, will end tomorrow with the immersion of the idols of Goddess Durga and her children in water bodies across the country amid festivity. Amid tight security, idols of puja mandaps in the city and its outskirts will immerse in Buriganga and Turag rivers and Waisghat. As per the puja schedule, Maha Nabami Puja was celebrated today across the country. According to the information of the Bangladesh Puja Uthjapon Parishad, puja celebration was offered at a total of 31,461 puja mandaps across the country this year, including 252 puja mandaps in the capital. Like previous year, special security arrangements have been made across the country including the capital this year to celebrate Durga Puja in a peaceful atmosphere.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha October 12, 2024 14:58 UTC