Autumn Durga Puja is not just a community festival, it is a symbol of Bengali harmony and unity, Nayab Yusuf MP.

Biplab Kumar Das, Staff Reporter: Chowdhury Nayab Yusuf, Member of Parliament of Faridpur-3 Constituency has expressed the assurance of celebrating the upcoming autumn Durga Puja in a festive, joyful and orderly atmosphere. He said that autumn Durga Puja is not only a community festival, it is a symbol of the prevailing harmony and union of Bengalis. He urged the law and order forces as well as the locals to be vigilant to ensure a peaceful environment and maximum security in every mandap regardless of caste and religion. He said these things in the speech of the chief guest at the preparatory discussion meeting of the pujamandap and government grant distribution ceremony organized at Faridpur Sadar Upazila Auditorium on Monday (October 12) afternoon. On the occasion, Member of Parliament Chowdhury Nayab Yusuf formally handed over 600 kg rice allotment certificate (DO) received by the government in favor of 194 pujamandaps of Sadar Upazila to the presidents and general secretaries of the respective temple committees. In the speech of the chief guest, he further emphasized that each mandap should form its own volunteer team to complete the puja smoothly. It is very important to ensure the installation of CCTV cameras in the pavilions for the sake of security. He expressed hope that Durgo Festival will be celebrated grandly in Faridpur maintaining communal harmony like in the past. Under the chairmanship of Faridpur Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mishkatul Jannat Rabeya spoke as a special and honored guest and district BNP member secretary AKM Kibria Swapan, Faridpur Mahanagar Jubodal president Benazir Ahmed Tabriz, general secretary Ali Rezwan Biswas Tarun, district puja celebration council general secretary Bidhan Kumar Saha, Dr Prakash Swaroop Roy Apu, General Secretary of Faridpur Municipality Puja Udjaj Parishad Shyamal Karmakar, Chairman of Char Madhavdia Union Parishad Tuhin Mondal. Besides, the leaders of BNP and organizations Youth Dal, Chhatra Dal and Svechasevak Dal,Dignitaries of the local Hindu community and president and general secretary of 194 temple committees of Faridpur Sadar Upazila were present.