The upazila administration in Kotchandpur, Jhenaidah, has distributed sarees to members of the Hindu community for Durga Puja 2026. The sarees, from the Prime Minister’s relief fund, were handed out at an event organised by the upazila parishad.
The chief guest was Md Motiar Rahman, member of parliament for Jhenaidah-3 (Kotchandpur-Maheshpur). Kotchandpur upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) Shamim Hossain presided.
Also present were upazila Jamaat amir Master Azizur Rahman; upazila Jamaat youth, media and cultural affairs secretary and municipal mayoral candidate Assistant Professor Muhammad Shariful Islam; municipal Jamaat amir Muhaddis Abdul Kaiyum; upazila BNP president Professor Abdur Razzak and general secretary Liaqat Ali; and municipal BNP president and former mayor Salahuddin Bulbul Sidol, along with other local political and social figures.
The initiative was an effort to share the joy of the festival with the Hindu community and to stand by them during Durga Puja.
Guests at the event stressed the importance of celebrating religious festivals in harmony, goodwill and mutual cooperation.
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