RANGPUR, Oct 17, 2023 (BSS) - Bangladesh has earned global appreciation for
its communal harmony since time immemorial and no evil force can destroy the
communal peace prevailing in this land.
 
"The prevailing communal harmony makes Bangladesh proud in the world arena,"
Mayor of Rangpur Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa said this while distributing Taka
21.98 lakh as grants among 157 Puja mandap authorities at a function here
today.
 
Rangpur City Corporation (RpCC) organized the function with leaders of
Rangpur city unit and 33 ward level units of Bangladesh Puja Udjapon Parishad
(BPUP) and authorities of 157 Puja mandaps marking the upcoming Durga Puja
festivity.
 
The Mayor distributed cheques of Taka 14,000 as grant among the authorities
of each of the 157 Puja mandaps erected in the city to assist the Sanaton
community in celebrating their greatest religious festival of Durga Puja.
 
Chief Revenue Officer Joyoshree Rani Roy, Chief Accounts Officer Md. Habibur
Rahman, President of Rangpur city unit of BPUP Haradhan Roy Hara, its General
Secretary Advocate Prashant Kumar Roy, Sanaton community leaders Khokan
Sarker, Pijush Chandra Sarker, Shree Rabi Somani, among others, were present.
 
City Councilors and Presidents and General Secretaries of 157 Puja mandaps
erected in the city were present.
 
Addressing the occasion, Mayor Mostafa greeted the Sanaton community on the
occasion of Durga Puja and wished a very happy celebration of the five-day
festivity in the city as elsewhere in the country.
 
He said Durga Puja festival has strengthened peaceful communal coexistence
alongside strengthening the sense of brotherhood among people of all
religions in Bangladesh.
 
"People of different religions, castes and tribes living together in peace,
harmony and friendly environment have set a shining example of brotherhood on
the soil of Bangladesh," he added.