The foundation stone has been laid at Dhaka University’s Jagannath Hall for what organisers describe as the world’s largest idol of Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of learning.
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor ABM Obaidul Islam laid the foundation stone as chief guest at a ceremony on the grounds of the hall’s Rabindra Bhaban on Sunday evening, the university’s public relations office said in a press release on Monday (9 November).
The ceremony was chaired by the hall’s provost, Professor Debashish Pal. Speakers included retired professor Sukomal Barua; Basudeb Dhar, president of the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, and its general secretary Santosh Sharma; Gopal Chandra Debnath, president of the Dhaka Mahanagar Sarbojonin Puja Committee, and its general secretary Shubhashish Kumar Biswas (Sadhan); and leaders of the Jagannath Hall students’ union and the hall unit of Chhatra Dal.
The vice-chancellor said people of all faiths live in Bangladesh in a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere and observe their religious rites without hindrance.
“We want to build a Bangladesh where there will be no communal conflict, where everyone will speak with equal rights and live as enlightened people,” he said.
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