KHULNA, Sept 24: Forthcoming Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of Hindu community, will be celebrated amid festivity in the city and all nine upazilas of the district.
All sorts of necessary preparations have been taken so that the puja is celebrated with enthusiasm and in a festive mood like the previous years.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) and District Magistrate of Khulna Mohammad Saiful Islam confirmed the information while addressing a view-exchange meeting with all stakeholders including law-enforcement agencies and leaders of Puja Udjapon Parishad, in the DC office conference room on Tuesday.
DC assured leaders of Puja Udjapon Parishad that the Durga Puja will be celebrated amid festivity like previous years.
Everybody should cooperate in social friendship spirit for ensuring communal harmony in the society, he added.
He further said, Ansar-VDP members will be deployed along with police to ensure security.
Army, Navy and RAB are also on the field at present. "We are prepared to face any challenges," the DC maintained.
The DC requested the law-enforcement agencies including police administration to keep close coordination with the puja committees round the clock. He also gave instructions to the traffic division to enhance traffic management.
Law-enforcement agencies also announced, they will extend all sorts of necessary support to each of the puja mandaps for proper and peaceful celebration of the festival.
All sorts of necessary measures will also be taken for successful immersion of the idols, they said.
Superintendent of Khulna District Police T M Mossarraf Hossain urged the puja committee leaders to set up closed circuit cameras in the important mandaps along with metal detectors in the main entrances. There should be separate gates for male and females, he added.
The Durga Puja will be celebrated in 925 Puja mandaps including 125 in the city and 801 in the district.
Leaders of city and district unit Puja Udjapon Parishad, Additional DCs, representatives of Army, BGB, RAB, KMP, Coast Guard, Anser-VDP, Fire Service, and Civil Defence, among others, also spoke.
