Durga Puja celebrated peacefully in Tarail at OC's initiative
Tarail (Kishoreganj) Correspondent
Since the beginning of the Durga Puja , Tarail Police has been working day and night celebrate the festival of Hindu community peacefully.
Tarail Police Station OC Mohammad Sabbir Rahman has also drawn the attention of the Hindu community and the locals by resolving the disputes arising from the temple through his activities. In addition, the anti-drug campaign in the puja temple area, standing by the traditional community during the puja celebration, and paying special attention to women were examples.
Bangladesh Puja Celebration Front Tarail branch president Ajay Sarkar said that there was a huge fear and fear of violence regarding this year's puja celebration. But Tarail Police Station OC. Mohammad Sabbir Rahman, with his own intelligence, was able to stop the violence at the Durga Puja Mandap in Tarail Upazila area with a small number of officers within a very short time.
As a result, the Puja was celebrated peacefully due to the activities of the Tarail Police Station OC. Mishuk Bhowmik, President of the Tarail Unit of Bangladesh Puja Celebration Parishad, said that after joining Tarail Police Station, OC.Mohammad Sabbir Rahman held meetings with the presidents and secretaries of all the Puja temples on how to celebrate Durga Puja beautifully in the future.
He took some exceptional measures for the security of the Durga temples. Among them was opening a control room at the upazila level during Durga Puja, installing CCTV in that control room, bringing all the temples under the control of CCTV cameras, and monitoring all the Puja temples in Tarail Upazila 24 hours.
Eminent journalist Rabindra Sarkar said, in order to be with the traditional community at all times during the Puja celebrations, he opened a WhatsApp group to get information. The district police officially accepted this initiative of the OC of Tarail Police Station.
Ratendra Sarkar, President of Bangladesh National Hindu Students' Alliance, Tarail Upazila Branch said, Tarail Police is working under his leadership with the utmost sincerity, dedication, professionalism and taking the highest risks to ensure law and order in the area.
During Durga Puja, he conducted a massive anti-drug campaign in various places to maintain law and order, eliminating drug spots and preventing religious violence. As a result, drug dealers left the area during the puja fearing arrest.
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad Tarail Unit General Secretary Priyanka Bhowmik said, some police members who work tirelessly day and night to protect the reputation of their department and praise the image of the police among the public are one of them, Mohammad Sabbir Rahman, officer-in-charge of Tarail police station in Kishoreganj district. During the puja, no incidents of eve-teasing or robbery occurred at any puja mandap due to his strong role in maintaining law and order under his leadership.
OC Mohammad Sabbir Rahman said, the desired success of Durga Puja was achieved due to the police performing their duties faithfully as per the advice and instructions of senior officers.
The investigation revealed that the initiatives taken by Tarail Police Station OC. Mohammad Sabbir Rahman on the occasion of Durga Puja, such as installing CCTV cameras, fire extinguishers and metal detectors in the puja mandap, providing security from the start of idol making, providing security by night watchmen at the puja mandap, recording the activities of the mandap in the register, displaying the mobile numbers of those who need help in emergencies in public places, forming a volunteer committee and issuing identity cards to celebrate the puja in a beautiful and orderly manner, and arranging monitoring, have been widely appreciated by all quarters. Civil society and peace-loving people say that the current OC Mohammad Sabbir Rahman is doing what other OCs could not do in Tarail. This time, Tarail Police Station has worked hard to ensure the peaceful celebration of the puja and maintain law and order.
At the same time, criminal activities have decreased in the police station area due to public awareness to curb various criminal activities through special mobile teams during the puja period, as well as increased police patrols at various places day and night.
