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Authorities in Cumilla have placed tighter security measures this year to help celebrate the Durga Puja peacefully, following last year’s violence in the district that spilled over into other regions of the country, officials say.
Cumilla Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Kamrul Hasan said that they deployed Ansar members to guard the puja mandaps round the clock while additional members of police, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) have been patrolling the celebration sites, reports UNB.
He said they will prevent any attempt to destabilise the communal harmony in the district.
Durga Puja began on Saturday, with the incantation (bodhon) of the Goddess in temples across the country.
The five-day festival will culminate with the immersion of Durga idols on October 5.
Bd-pratidin English/Ishrar Tabassum
