Dinesh Trivedi joins Durga Puja celebrations in Dhaka
Staff Correspondent
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi joined Durga Puja celebrations at several venues in Dhaka, extending greetings to devotees, students and organisers on the occasion of the Hindu festival.
Trivedi visited the Durga Puja festivities at Jagannath Hall of the University of Dhaka, where he shared the festive spirit with students, organisers and devotees.
On the occasion of Maha Ashtami, he inaugurated the distribution of Mahaprasad at Dhakeshwari National Temple, joining devotees in observing the religious festival.
He also visited Ramna Kali Mandir, where he conveyed his best wishes to devotees celebrating Durga Puja.
The Indian High Commissioner attended celebrations organised by the Gulshan-Banani Sarbajanin Puja Foundation in Dhaka and extended greetings to the organisers and devotees.
Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, is celebrated across Bangladesh with religious rituals, cultural programmes and gatherings at temples and makeshift pandals.
