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 group will be capable of have a good time its largest competition this yr amid issues about safety. Hindu group leaders have voiced their issues, 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 acquired nameless letters threatening to not permit them to have a good time Duga Puja except they every paid 5 lakh takas as “tax”.”Each day Star” quoted Shekhar Chandra Goldar, president of Kamarkhola Sarvajanin Durga Puja Celebration Committee of Dakop, as saying, “Our members are now not . This yr we’ve to cease the puja.”The letters, delivered to leaders of assorted puja celebration committees, additionally mentioned failure to conform would lead to extreme penalties. On Friday, representatives of 4 temples filed a common diary at Dakop police station. “We’re investigating the matter… We’re patrolling commonly together with the military staff,” the “Each day Star” quoted officer-in-charge Sirajul Islam as saying.
