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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman returned to Dhaka early Wednesday after visiting Durga Puja mandaps in Rangpur, Rajshahi and Chattogram to exchange festive greetings with members of the Hindu community.
He arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 1:10am aboard a military aircraft after completing his visits on Tuesday, October 20, on the occasion of Maha Navami, the ninth day of the Sharadiya Durga Puja festival.
The prime minister left Dhaka at 9:00am on Tuesday to visit the puja mandaps in the three divisions.
In Rangpur, he visited the puja mandap at Radha Gobinda Temple and exchanged greetings with devotees.
He later travelled to Rajshahi, where he visited the mandap at Dharmasabha Temple. He also attended a public rally in the city before proceeding to Chattogram.
In Chattogram, Tarique visited the puja mandap at JM Sen Hall in the Rahmatganj area and exchanged greetings with members of the Hindu community celebrating the festival.
Devotees welcomed the prime minister warmly during his visits. Cultural programmes were also organised to greet him and mark the festive occasion.
The visits were part of his engagements with the Hindu community during Durga Puja, the largest annual religious festival of Hindus in Bangladesh.
Several senior government officials and BNP leaders accompanied the prime minister on his return to Dhaka. They included BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury, BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Chattogram Hill Tracts Affairs State Minister Mir Helal, Special Assistant Bijon Kanti Sarkar, lawmaker Nipun Roy Chowdhury and BNP Assistant Organising Secretary Jayanta Kumar Kundu.
Earlier, the prime minister visited Durga Puja mandaps in Dhaka’s Mohakhali and Banani areas on Sunday night, accompanied by his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman.
The Sharadiya Durga Puja celebrations concluded on Wednesday with the immersion of the idols.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), Bangladevotees
