Rajshahi:Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has distributed financial grants to 85 puja mandaps in Rajshahi city for the Sharadiya Durga Puja-2026 celebrations. Each puja mandap received Tk 20,000, amounting to a total distribution of Tk 17 lakh.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, an exchange meeting was held at the City Hall meeting room of Nagar Bhaban to mark the occasion. The meeting was attended by Sanatan religious leaders, leaders of the Metropolitan Puja Celebration Committee, and presidents and general secretaries of various puja mandaps.
RCC Administrator Mahfuzur Rahman Riton, who addressed the meeting as the chief guest, emphasized the corporation's commitment to ensuring a smooth, peaceful, and uninterrupted celebration of the festival. Following the meeting, he formally handed over the grant cheques to representatives of the puja mandaps.
Other notable speakers at the meeting included Nazrul Islam, Deputy Director of the Local Government Division at the Office of the Deputy Commissioner in Rajshahi, and Faruk Hossain, Additional Police Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police. RCC Secretary Sohel Rana conducted the meeting.
The event also saw participation from RCC Chief Executive Officer Rezaul Karim, Chief Conservancy Officer Sheikh Mamun, Superintending Engineer Khairul Baker, Chief Health Officer Dr. FAM Anjuman Ara Begum, and Ashok Kumar Saha, General Secretary of the Rajshahi Metropolitan unit of the Bangladesh Hindu, Buddhist, Christian Welfare Front.