Hindu community worried about celebrating puja
Leaders of the country's Hindu community yesterday expressed anxiety about celebrating Durga Puja following the recent communal attack in Ramu, Ukhia, Teknaf and Patia.
Although the government has taken action against the attackers, fundamentalists continued their attack by damaging idols of Durga in Munshiganj, Jessore, Chittagong, Kishoreganj and Patuakhali, they said at a view-exchange meeting.
They urged people to stand against all types of fundamentalism and fanaticism saying it will be the best security measure to celebrate the festival.
Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad organised the view exchange meeting in the Dhakeshwary National Temple auditorium marking the 'Shuvo Mahalaya', beginning of Durga Puja.
Reading the keynote paper, Manindra Kumar Nath, the organisation's general secretary, said the Ramu incident might have been avoided if the government had taken action against the communal attackers in Hathazari of Chittagong, Satkhira and Chirirbandar of Dinajpur.
He said 28,000 pujas would be held across the country of which 202 would be held in the capital.
Kanutosh Majumdar, president of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, spoke among others.
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