Durga Puja to be celebrated at 31,461 mandaps countrywide
Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, will be celebrated at 31,461 puja mandaps across the country including 252 in the capital.
This information was disclosed at a press conference at Dhakeshwari National Temple in the capital this morning.
President of Dhaka Mahanagar Puja Committee Jayanta Kumar Deb read out the written statement. Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad (BPUP) President Basudeb Dhar and General Secretary Santosh Sharma, Mahanagar Puja Committee General Secretary Dr Tapash Chandra Paul were present, among others.