Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangali Hindu community, will be celebrated at 656 mandaps in all eight upazilas of Jashore District this year.
A preparatory meeting was held in the conference room of the deputy commissioner's (DC) office in the district town to celebrate the Durga Puja in a peaceful manner with DC Md Azharul Islam in the chair.
The celebration will begin on October 9 with due respect and religious fervour across the country and end on October 12 with the immersion of the idols of goddess Durga and other deities.
District Unit President of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad Dipankar Das Ratan said that 155 mandaps will be set up in Sadar Upazila, 120 in Abhaynagar Upazila, 93 in Monirampur Upazila, 92 in Keshavpur Upazila, 82 in Bagherpara Upazila, 48 in Jhikargacha Upazila, 38 in Chaugachha Upazila, and 28 in Sharsha Upazila of the district.
DC Md Azharul Islam said that all kinds of administrative steps will be taken to organize the Durga Puja in a festive atmosphere. The district administration and the law enforcement forces will work jointly for this purpose.
