The decision was taken recently at a virtual meeting of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad central executive body with its district and city units. In separate messages, President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted the members of the Hindu community on the occasion of Janmashtami and wished all success of the program. Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad General Secretary Nirmal Kumar Chatterjee said a one-day program has been taken centrally on Dhakeshwari National Temple premises marking the festival. Other rituals include Bhajan (religious music) and distribution of Prasad in the afternoon and delivering of sermons by Guru Maharaj at 7:40pm and Sri Krishna Puja at 8pm. Different religious, cultural, and social organizations have also chalked out the identical programs across the country in observance of the Janmashtami.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 10, 2020 15:00 UTC