GAIBANDHA, OCT 1, 2021 (BSS) - A total of 638 puja mandaps will be erected
for the Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu
Community, in all the seven upazilas of the district this year.

  This was disclosed by the president of Bangladesh Puja Utjapon Parishad
(BPUP), district unit this morning.

  Of the total, some 103 mandaps would be erected in Sadar upazila, 145 in
Sundarganj upazila, 129 in Gobindaganj upazila, 117 in Sadullapur upazila, 64
in Palashbari upazila, 61 in Shaghata upazila, and 19 in Fulchhari upazila of
the district, he said.

  The five-day-long puja would begin from October 11 and conclude on October
15 through the immersion of idols at different water bodies including canal,
pond and river, he added. As per mythology, on the 6th day (Maha Shashti)
Goddess Durga landed on earth with her 4 children: Goddess Saraswati, Goddess
Laxmi, Lord Ganesha, and Lord Kartikeya.

  Ranjit Bakshi said a view-exchange meeting between superintendent of police
(SP) and the members of district puja utjapan parishad was held recently at
the conference room of SP office about the overall situation regarding the
celebration of Durga Puja.

  SP Muhammad Towhidul Islam, Ranaji Kumar Bakhshi Surjwa president of BPUP,
district unit, Bimal Kumar Sarker acting general secretary, Sujon Prosad
president of Sadar upazila unit and general secretary Rockey Deb took part in
the discussion meeting, among others.

  In the meeting, SP Muhammad Towhidul Islam assured leaders of the Hindu
community of taking necessary steps so that Puja can be held in a peaceful
and festive manner.

  Police, Ansar and VDP members, including village police, would be deployed
at the puja mandaps each and the elite forces RAB would also patrol the road
to hold the puja here smoothly, the SP added.

   Stern and lawful actions would be taken against the persons who would be
involved in creating anarchy and trouble at the time of puja, the SP warned.