An sculptor is seen busy in detail work of the 71-foot-tall idol Ranajit Chandra Kuri/Dhaka TribuneThe height of the idol signifies the 1971 Liberation War, members of the Bijoya Puja Udjapan Committee told the Dhaka Tribune.
A huge gathering at the mandap is expected to witness the idol as the news of the idol has already been circulated through social media, organisers said.
Ratan Lal Saha, president of the district Puja Udjapan Parishad, said 158 puja mandaps had been set up in nine upazilas this year.
Of the total, 19 puja mandaps have been set up in Sadar upazila, 18 in Begumganj, 11 in Sonaimuri, 9 in Chatkhil, 12 in Senbag, 13 in Companiganj, 16 in Kabirhat, 29 in Subarnachar and 31 in Hatia upazila.
Sculptors are busy providing final touches to idols and decorating different puja mandaps ahead of the five-day festival.
An sculptor is seen busy in detail work of the 71-foot-tall idol Ranajit Chandra Kuri/Dhaka TribuneThough security measures remained a concern for the organisers this year as news of vandalising idols and militant attacks from different corners of the country have been making headlines lately.Also read- Durga idols vandalised in Habiganj, 2 held
Noakhali Superintendent of Police Md Eliash Sharif said adequate security had been taken for each mandap. Badre Munir Ferdous, deputy commissioner of Noakhali, echoed the SP. “Two male Ansar members, two female Ansar members and two police personnel will provide security at each mandap of the district,” he said. Each puja committee will engage volunteers alongside the Ansar and the police members, confirms Ratan Lal Saha.
