Durga Puja will be celebrated from October 9 to 13, a period during which authorities are bracing for possible unrest. "If anyone disrupts or harasses people at worship halls, we will not spare them.

Durga Puja 2024: As Durga Puja approaches, Bangladesh's Hindu minority faces threats from radical Islamic group, which opposes festival celebrations and idol worship. Protests have erupted against ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Schoolteacher Supriya Sarker is glad to celebrate Bangladesh’s largest Hindu festival of Durga Puja but feels the festivities would be more jubilant without the fear ...

Minority Hindus in Bangladesh have celebrated their largest annual religious festival, Durga Puja, in the shadow of fear stemming from rising communal attacks against them, community leaders say. “The ...

India on Thursday denounced the reported destruction of a Durga temple in Dhaka and said it is the responsibility of Bangladesh's interim government to protect Hindus as well as religious ...

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The demolition of a Durga Temple in Dhaka had led to a sharp response from India over the treatment of minorities in Bangladesh. Authorities in Bangladesh have justified the move, calling it a ...

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee increased Durga Puja grants to ₹1.10 lakh for 40,000 committees, waiving taxes.

Home Religion in pictures Durga Puja: majestic pandals centre of celebrations in India Hindu festival dates back to the 1500s and symbolises 'the nation's struggle for freedom' ...