NARSINGDI, Oct 5, 2021 (BSS) - All sorts of preparations have been taken

for celebrating Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of Bangalee Hindu
community, in a befitting manner in the district.

  Hindu community leaders and district administration sources said the five
day festival will start on October 11 and conclude on October 15 through the
immersion of the idols on the day of Bijoya Dashami.

  A preparatory meeting to arrange the festival smoothly was held at the
conference room of district superintendent of police (SP) on Monday with SP
Kazi Ashraful Azim in the chair.

   District level high police officials and leaders of district and upazila
units of Puja Utjapan Parishad were present in the meeting.

  General secretary of district Puja Celebration Parishad Subrata Das said
that 355 puja mandaps would be erected in the six upazilas of the district
this year.

   The number of puja mandaps increased by 14 percent than the previous year.

   Subrata said 98 puja mandaps will be set up in Sadar upazila, 46 in polash
upazila, 70 in shibpur upazila, 51 in Monohardi upazila, 23 in Belabo upazila
and 67 in Raipura upazila.

  The district administration is taking preparations for distributing rice to
the puja mandaps during festival, officials said.

  It is also taking special security measures for ensuring peaceful
celebration of the festival.