DHAKA: Although Bangladesh’s govt has determined to take additional safety measures forward of Durga Puja, there may be nonetheless doubt whether or not the Bengali-speaking Hindu neighborhood will be capable of have fun its greatest competition this 12 months amid considerations about safety. Hindu neighborhood leaders have voiced their considerations, and a few are contemplating cancelling festivities this time. There have been some movies on social media towards Durga Puja, although these movies couldn’t be independently verified.
A number of temples in Dakop, Khulna, reportedly obtained nameless letters threatening to not permit them to have fun Duga Puja until they every paid 5 lakh takas as “tax”.”Every day Star” quoted Shekhar Chandra Goldar, president of Kamarkhola Sarvajanin Durga Puja Celebration Committee of Dakop, as saying, “Our members are not . This 12 months we’ve to cease the puja.”
The letters, delivered to leaders of assorted puja celebration committees, additionally stated failure to conform would end in extreme penalties. On Friday, representatives of 4 temples filed a normal diary at Dakop police station. “We’re investigating the matter… We’re patrolling usually together with the military staff,” the “Every day Star” quoted officer-in-charge Sirajul Islam as saying.