Bangladesh extends durga puja holidays amid rising security …
WEB2 days ago · Bangladesh extended Durga Puja holidays to four days, responding to the Hindu community's demands following attacks after Sheikh Hasina's resignation. An executive order ensures the holidays, with ...
Durga Puja festivities underway - bdnews24.com
WEB1 day ago · Updated : 09 Oct 2024, 02:51 PM. The main chapter of Durga Puja, the biggest annual festival for Bengali Hindus, has kicked off amid the beats of drums, conch shells, and bells in Bangladesh. The ...
Durga Puja celebrations underway in Bangladesh
WEB1 day ago · This year Durga Puja is being celebrated at 32,666 mandaps across Bangladesh. Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, began on Wednesday at temples and makeshift mandaps across Bangladesh with religious fervour and festivity. The celebrations started with the invocation of …
Notification issued extending Durga Puja holidays by one day
WEB2 days ago · Publish : 08 Oct 2024, 12:12 PM Update : 08 Oct 2024, 12:58 PM. The Durga Puja holidays will now last four days, starting Thursday. This extension comes as Friday and Saturday are already government holidays this month. A notification regarding this will be issued soon, said Mahfuj Alam, special assistant to the chief adviser, who shared the ...
Durga Puja holiday to be extended to Thursday: Mahfuz
WEB2 days ago · Updated : 08 Oct 2024, 12:52 PM. The Durga Puja holidays have been extended by another day, according to Mahfuz Alam, special assistant to the chief advisor. He made the remarks to the media after ...
Durga Puja to be celebrated across 253 venues in Dhaka
WEB2 days ago · The celebrations will take place from October 9 to 13, ending with Dashami. While Durga Puja is a Hindu festival, its joy is shared by people of all communities in Bangladesh." Mainul added: "This year, 253 Puja venues have been established in the Dhaka metropolitan area, with 131 in the southern part …
Bangladesh's Hindus mull cancelling Durga Puja amid security …
WEB6 days ago · TNN / Ahsan Tasnim / Updated: Oct 4, 2024, 05:12 IST. AA. Amid security concerns, Bangladesh's Hindu community might cancel Durga Puja festivities this year despite extra measures by the ...
BNP to help ensure safe Durga Puja celebrations
WEB1 day ago · The BNP has taken steps to help the authorities ensure a peaceful celebration of Durga Puja across the country, amid concerns over security among the minority communities.
Bangladesh restricts Durga Puja celebrations, organisers asked to …
WEBOct 3, 2024 · Bangladesh’s interim government faces backlash as violence against minority groups escalates post-August. Reports indicate restrictions on Durga Puja celebrations, including threats demanding ...
Bangladesh Denies Nod To Hindus For Durga Puja Celebration
WEBOct 3, 2024 · Bangladesh’s interim government and Muslim bodies have denied permission for Hindus to celebrate Durga Puja across the country citing poor security arrangements and threats. The puja committees have been asked to maintain silence during Namaaz offerings. For more inputs follow news18.com