BANGLADESH

The President called on Hindus to stand by the victims of the epidemic

President Md. Abdul Hamid has called upon all Hindus to stand by the people affected by the epidemic with a great vow of benevolence at this difficult time.

He made the call in a message on Sunday (October 10) on the occasion of Durga Puja, the main religious festival of the Hindu community.

In his message, President Hamid said, “The main religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community is the Durga Puja. The country’s Hindu community has been celebrating the puja amid huge enthusiasm and festivity with different rituals since ancient times.”

Durga Puja is not only a religious festival, but also a social one, the head of the state added.

Marking the Durgotshob (Durga festival), relatives, friends, family members and neighbours irrespective of caste, creed and religion get together to celebrate the festival, the President said, adding “So, it is a universal festival, which proves that religion for individuals, festival for all.”

President Hamid said Durga Puja is attached to the traditional heritage and culture of Bangla.

Apart from a religious festival, Durga Puja plays an important role in creating unity and mutual harmony among the countrymen, he said.

Noting that the global pandemic coronavirus has pushed the whole world into an uncertainty and is taking tolls on lives, economy, education, health, trade and businesses, employment and lifestyle, the President urged all to celebrate the Durga festival maintaining health guidelines properly.

The President said communal harmony is universal heritage of the Bengali nation. “We have to take forward this heritage with our overall collective efforts,” he said.

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