CHATTOGRAM, Oct 21, 2020 (BSS)- All-out preparations have been completed to hold the five-day long Durga Puja, the biggest and sacred festival of the Bangalee Hindus from October 22 in the city as elsewhere in the district, with due religious fervor and enthusiasm.
Talking to BSS, President of Chattogram district Puja Udjapon Parisad Shyamol Kumar Palit said over 1913 Durga Puja mandaps including 252 in port city has been erected in all 14 upazilas of the district and 15 thanas of Chattogram City Corporation this year.
“Erection of idols of goddess Durga has also been completed to celebrate the upcoming greatest religious festival Durga Puja maintaining health rules and with due religious gaiety in the district,” Palit said.
Beginning with the ‘Shasthi Puja’ from October 22, celebration of the festival will end on October 26 through Bijoya Dashami with immersion of the idols of goddess Durga, he added.
Talking to BSS Advocate Chandhon Talukdar, President of Chattogram City Puja Udjapon Parisad said a total of 252 Puja Mandaps have been set up in Chattogram city by the Hindu community this year.
The devotees of the whole city and district are getting ready to welcome the upcoming event with great eagerness, he said.
Talking to BSS Engineer Probir Kumar Sen, chief engineer of power development board, Chattogram told BSS that the authority has taken initiatives to provide uninterrupted power supply to the puja mandaps so that the devotees could offer their puja prayers with proper religious rituals.
Security has been beefed up in all Puja pandals throughout the city and district with deployment of additional squads of Police, Ansars and RAB for peaceful celebration of the festival.
Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) and district police have taken a three-tier security arrangement at all 2,167 mandaps in Chattogram district for ensuring peaceful celebration of Durga Puja.
The security measures will come into effect from tonight prior to beginning of
the Puja and will remain in force until immersion of the idols.
Chattogram district police sources said that full- proof security measures have been taken in and around all the Puja mandaps of the district by deploying sufficient number of law enforcement agencies to ensure a peaceful atmosphere for holding the Puja festival smoothly.
Over 3500 members of law enforcement agencies would be deployed to strengthen security measures for peaceful celebration of Durga Puja in the district, police sources said.
The CMP authority will also set up a control room to watch the law and order situation in all the Puja mandaps, said Mirza Sayem Mahmud, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Public Relation of Metropolitan Police.
Talking to the BSS, acting deputy commissioner (DC) Mohammad Ilias Hossain over phone said several vigilance teams headed by additional deputy commissioners and UNOs have already been formed to help the Hindu community for celebrating the festival in a befitting manner.
Control room has been opened at the office of the deputy commissioner here side by side with 14 upazila headquarters each to watch the law and order situation in all the Puja mandaps, the DC also said.