Prep meet on Durga Puja celebration held

RANGAMATI, Oct 1: Authorities in the district held a preparatory meeting on Thursday to ensure the peaceful celebrations of Durga Puja, with 46 puja mandaps scheduled across the district this year.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Nazma Ashrafi chaired the meeting at the district administration office. The administration and police said they would work jointly to strengthen security at puja mandaps, maintain law and order and coordinate festival arrangements.

Ashrafi said authorities had taken comprehensive measures to ensure that the Hindu community and other residents could celebrate in a festive and harmonious atmosphere, while remaining alert to any threat that could disrupt the celebrations.

Speakers at the event included Rangamati Superintendent of Police Mohammad Abdur Rakib (PPM), Municipal Administrator Md Mobarak Hossain, Additional DC Mohammad Ruhul Amin, District BNP General Secretary and Rangamati Zilla Parishad Member Advocate Mamunur Rashid Mamun, Zilla Parishad Member and Puja Front Convener Nandita Das, District BNP Vice-President Saiful Islam Panir, District Jamaat Ameer Professor Abdul Alim, and District Puja Udjapan Parishad Acting President Swapan Kanti Mahajan, alongside representatives from various organisations and puja mandaps.