Nahid, Asif visit Saraswati Puja pandals at Jagannath Hall

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam and Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Adviser Asif Mahmud Sojib Bhuiyan today visited Saraswati Puja pandals at Dhaka University‍‍`s Jagannath Hall.
 
While visiting the puja mandap and Jagannath hall playground this morning, the advisers greeted members of the Hindu community on the occasion of the Saraswati Puja and exchanged greetings with the puja organizers, devotees, and the students.
 
The advisers were accompanied by university teachers and members of puja celebration committee.
 
Talking to media, adviser Nahid addressed some ongoing student protests and expressed the interim government‍‍`s desires to fulfil all the logical demands.

"The students should consider the issues very sensitively. During July uprising, when students take to the streets with reasonable demands, people support them, and having people‍‍`s support is important for any movement," he said.

Nahid marked the seven-college problem and students‍‍` sufferings because of wrong decisions made by previous Awami League governmemt saying, 

"We are trying to solve the problem as soon as possible. To reach a sustainable and better solution, we are giving equal importance to each college."

Nahid urged the Govt. Titumir College students to keep patience and not to create any public sufferings, saying, "The government is sincere and responsible for their educational life and their educational institution. All the problems cannot be solved overnight".
 
Adviser Asif said since the fall of the dictatorial regime on August 5, AL has been making evil attempts and seeking scopes to create unrest in the country by instigating the people in disguise of protest.
 
Instances have been noted where individuals posing as rickshaw drivers later appeared in photographs with various former Members of Parliament, raising concerns about orchestrated attempts to create chaos, he said.
 
The situation, particularly centring February, has been marked by efforts to incite disorder, but so far, the attempts have not been successful, he said, adding, 

"However, common people are highly anxious, and many people express concerns over the potential return of the Awami League after carrying out such heinous atrocities."

Citizens fear that a party responsible for such acts of violence could pose a serious threat to the nation‍‍`s security if it regains power, he added.

The adviser added, 

"Law enforcement agencies are on high alert. Authorities have acknowledged previous attempts to create turmoil but remain hopeful that such efforts will not succeed this time.". 

Despite the ongoing tensions, they continue to monitor the situation closely, with the expectation that peace will prevail and no major disturbances will occur, he added.
 
A massive number of devotees and visitors were seen to visit Jagannath Hall premises since morning, and the stream of crowds will continue till midnight.
 
Puja pandals are erected and circled on the playground of the university‍‍`s largest dormitory.

According to hall authorities, students of as many as 72 departments are arranging 72 puja pandals this year, as Fine Arts Faculty will erect a gigantic Saraswati idol made with cork sheet, bamboo, and other materials at the center of a pond on the hall premises likewise every year which attracts most the devotees as well as the visitors.
 
On Dhaka University campus, the Puja is also organized at all female dormitories: Rokeya Hall, Samsun Nahar Hall, Bangladesh Kuwait Moitri Hall, Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall and Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall.
 
Jagannath Hall administration organized the dormitory‍‍`s central puja at the dormitory‍‍`s Upashanalay (place of prayers), while employees of the hall staged a pandal to worship Saraswati.