Home Advisor Lt Gen (Rtd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday visited various puja mandaps under Srinagar and Sirajdikhan upazilas of Munshiganj.
While visiting the puja mandaps, the advisor said the government has already allocated Tk 4 crore for the smooth celebration of Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community.
“Earlier, this allocation was highest Tk 2-3 crore only,” he said, adding by deploying a large number of security personnel across the country, the interim government has ensured highest security measures for peaceful celebration of the Durga puja festival.
Prior to visiting the puja mandaps, Jahangir Alam visited Sirajdikhan Upazila Health Complex, BSS reported.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Dhaka range police AKM Awlad Hossain, Deputy Commissioner Fatema Tul Jannat, Police Super Shamsul Alam Sarkar, president of Sirajdikhan Puja Udjapon Parishad Tapon Kumar Das, its general secretary Gayandip Ghosh and general secretary of Sirajdikhan central Durga Mandir Dr Deb Brata Ghosh, among others, accompanied the home advisor during the visit.
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