He exchanges Durga Puja greetings with Hindu community members at JM Sen Hall Puja mandap in Chattogram.
BSS
20 October, 2026, 09:50 pm
Last modified: 20 October, 2026, 09:55 pm
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman tonight (20 October) visited the JM Sen Hall Puja mandap in Rahmatganj to exchange greetings with members of the Hindu community on the occasion of Sharadiya Durga Puja.
The prime minister arrived at the mandap at 8:20pm and exchanged greetings with members of the Hindu community before joining an interaction meeting with them.
Puja Celebration Council President Arpan Kanti Banerjee, its General Secretary Advocate Nikhil Das, Hindu Religious Welfare Trust Trustee Rajib Dhar Tamal and Chattogram Metropolitan BNP General Secretary Nazimur Rahman, among others, welcomed the prime minister at the venue.
Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee, BNP Acting Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Sa Ching Prue, BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, State Minister for LGRD Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam, State Minister for Land Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, Prime Minister's Special Assistant Bijon Kanti Sarkar, BNP Special Secretary Belayet Hossain Mridha, Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Dr Shahadat Hossain, PM's Press Secretary AAM Saleh Shibly and Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon, among others, accompanied the Prime Minister.
Members of parliament from different constituencies in Chattogram were also present.
Earlier, the prime minister arrived at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram at 7:40pm in a military aircraft, where ministers, local lawmakers and BNP leaders welcomed him.
He went directly to the JM Sen Hall Puja mandap after completing the airport formalities.
Thousands of BNP leaders, activists and supporters lined both sides of the roads to greet the prime minister, who waved to them from his vehicle.
The visit was part of his tour of different parts of the country marking Sharadiya Durga Puja. Earlier in the day, he visited Puja mandaps in Rangpur and Rajshahi and exchanged greetings with members of the Hindu community.
Maha Nabami was observed today, while the Sharadiya Durga Puja festivities will conclude tomorrow with the immersion of idols on Bijoya Dashami.