Raju Rahman, Jashore District Correspondent: On the occasion of the Sharadiya Durga Puja, leaders of the Sharsha Upazila unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) visited various Puja mandaps (pavilions) in Sharsha Upazila, Jashore. During these visits, they engaged with the mandap committee members and the devotees present. They inquired about the overall atmosphere, law and order, and security arrangements at the Puja sites. Additionally, sarees—provided through the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund—were distributed among underprivileged members of the Hindu community.
The program commenced at 4:00 PM on Monday (October 19) at the Ulashi Puja mandap. Subsequently, the BNP leaders visited several other Puja mandaps in the Ulashi, Bagachra, Kayba, Putkhali, and Goga areas, where they held discussions with the committee members and the devotees in attendance. They emphasized the importance of maintaining a joyful atmosphere and ensuring that the festival concludes peacefully. As part of the initiative, sarees—a gift from the government—were handed over to members of the Hindu community. The leaders underscored the necessity of upholding communal harmony and fostering mutual cooperation to ensure the festival remains peaceful and undisturbed.
Those present included Sharsha Upazila BNP President Abul Hasan Zahir; Chief Advisor Alhaj Khairuzzaman Madhu; Upazila BNP Joint Secretaries Taj Uddin and Quddus Ali Biswas; Assistant Organizing Secretary Abdur Rouf Montu; Sharsha Union BNP President Osman Ali; Ulashi Union BNP President Abdul Hamid and General Secretary Mohammad Ruhul Amin; Putkhali Union BNP President Mofizur Rahman; Bagachra Union BNP President Asaduzzaman Mithu; and Goga Union BNP General Secretary Abdul Hamid.
Also in attendance were Sharsha Union BNP Organizing Secretary Abdul Wahed; Upazila Puja Udjapan Parishad (Puja Celebration Council) President Shri Baidyanath Kumar Das and General Secretary Nil Kamal Singha; Upazila Jubo Dal Joint Convener Aurangzeb; Sharsha Upazila Swechasebak Dal Senior Joint Convener Wasi Uddin; Upazila Chhatra Dal Member Secretary Sabuj Hossain; as well as various other leaders from the Upazila and Union-level BNP units and their affiliated organizations. BP/KJ
