Rajshahi:Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has distributed financial grants to 85 puja mandaps in Rajshahi city to support the Sharadiya Durga Puja celebrations in 2026. Each mandap received Tk 20,000, totaling Tk 17 lakh in grants.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, an exchange meeting was held at the City Hall meeting room of Nagar Bhaban to commemorate 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 handed over the grant cheques to the representatives of the puja mandaps after the meeting. In his address as the chief guest, Riton emphasized the RCC's commitment to ensuring a smooth, peaceful, and uninterrupted celebration of Sharadiya Durga Puja.
The meeting also featured speeches from 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 proceedings.
Prominent attendees included 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.