Dhaka, Oct 16 (V7N)- Bangladesh Coast Guard has deployed around 3,500 personnel to ensure security at 615 Durga Puja mandaps across the country's coastal areas during the Sharad Durga Puja celebrations, Coast Guard Director General Rear Admiral Md. Moinul Hasan has said.
The Coast Guard chief made the remarks on Friday, October 16, during a visit to Mirpur Central Temple in the capital to inspect security arrangements for the festival.
During the visit, he reviewed the overall security measures at the temple, exchanged greetings with members of the Hindu community and spoke with leaders of the puja celebration committee.
Hasan said Coast Guard personnel were working in the field to prevent unwanted incidents and maintain law and order in areas under their responsibility throughout the festival.
He added that patrols and intelligence surveillance had been strengthened to help ensure that members of the Hindu community could celebrate their major religious festival peacefully and without disruption.
According to the Coast Guard chief, the special security arrangements would remain in effect in riverbank and coastal areas until the immersion of the Durga idols on Vijaya Dashami.
The deployment is intended to help maintain a peaceful environment for devotees and ensure the smooth completion of the festival across the areas covered by the Coast Guard.
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