Preparations are in full swing for Durga Puja at 781 temples across Faridpur district, with the administration deploying additional security personnel to ensure peaceful celebrations.
Following Mahalaya, temple committees are busy completing idols, decorating puja mandaps and arranging lighting as a festive atmosphere builds among the Hindu community.
Of the 781 temples, 147 have been classified as highly important and 247 as important, prompting special security measures to prevent any untoward incidents.
According to administrative sources, mobile teams led by executive magistrates will be deployed in every upazila to monitor the situation, maintain law and order and take necessary action.
Faridpur Superintendent of Police Shahriar Mohammad Miyaji said more than 800 police personnel would be deployed alongside 3,800 Ansar members. Special Response Brigade (SRB) mobile teams will also maintain round-the-clock surveillance to ensure security during the festival.
Deputy Commissioner Mazharul Islam said the administration had taken all necessary preparations to ensure peaceful celebrations. He urged everyone to uphold communal harmony, mutual tolerance and goodwill.
Bidhan Saha, general secretary of the Faridpur Puja Celebration Council, expressed hope that the festival would be celebrated peacefully through cooperation between the administration and the public. He also called on devotees to observe the festival with religious devotion while maintaining harmony and mutual respect.
