Tangail District Council distributes gift cheques to puja mandaps

TANGAIL, Oct 19: Tangail District Council has provided special financial gifts to various puja mandaps in the district on the occasion of Sharadiya Durga Puja. 

At a joyous ceremony held on Sunday in the District Council hallroom, Advocate SM Obaidul Haque Nasir, Administrator of Tangail District Council, formally handed over the gift cheques to the presidents and general secretaries of the mandap committees.

Speaking as the chief guest during the cheque distribution, Obaidul Haque Nasir said that to preserve the age-old tradition of communal harmony and goodwill in Bengal, the District Council has ensured the highest amount of donation this year compared to previous years. He said Durga Puja is not only for the Hindu community but is part of our overall festivities. This small effort of ours is aimed at giving this joy a universal form.

Referring to the political and social harmony of the country, the District Council Administrator further said that our Prime Minister, people's leader Tarique Rahman, has given a clear message that the word 'minority' will not exist in this land, and we are all Bangladeshi by identity. 

Under his specific directive, BNP leaders and activists will remain on guard at every puja mandap so that Durga Puja is held without interruption and safely. 

He said forgetting the divisions of religion and caste, we will all live together in a harmonious environment shoulder to shoulder, and this is our main goal.

The event was presided over by Samshunnahar Swapna, Chief Executive Officer of the District Council. Among others who spoke were Sri Subhas Chanda, President of Rasulpur Puja Celebration Committee of Sadar Upazila, Biswanath, President of Sabalia Puja Celebration Committee, Ripon Sarkar on behalf of Sri Sri Kalibari, Gopinath, President of Laheri Bari Puja Celebration Committee of Ghatail Upazila, Badal Chandra Das on behalf of Pakutia Chakpara Puja Mandap, and mandap representatives and Hindu religious leaders from various upazilas of the district.

Representatives of the Puja Mandap committees who received the cheques welcomed the District Council's initiative.