Durga Puja is an elaborate affair, especially in Bangladesh and West Bengal. Spread across the days of the festivities, food remains an integral part of the celebrations.

The Bangladesh interim government has requested the Hindu community to pause Durga Puja music during azaan and namaz, which organisers have agreed to. Sounak Mukhopadhyay Updated 12 Sep 2024, 01: ...

Durga Puja, one of the biggest annual Hindu festivals, starts on 9 October and idol-makers across Bangladesh have been working round the clock.

Durga Puja 2023: Sindur Khela is ... Sindur Khela is said to date back to 400 years old when local women started the tradition in West Bengal and parts of Bangladesh.

The Hindu community in Bangladesh has been forced to change the venues of Durga Puja festival at some places due to repeated obstruction by the radical groups. Durga Puja is set to be celebrated ...

Ranadash Dasgupta, the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council’s general secretary, told VOA, “In the last 15 days, idols of Durga Puja have been damaged in 19 Puja [ritual prayer ...

In 2023, Bangladesh's commerce permitted 79 companies to export 50 tonnes of hilsa each, making it around 4000 tonnes, to India, on the occasion of Durga Puja. Durga puja will be celebrated from ...

Officials said Bangladesh in 2023 had allowed 79 companies to export a total of 4,000 tonnes to India, coinciding with the Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of Hindu Bengalis.

In 2023, Bangladesh granted permission to 79 companies to export a total of 4,000 tonnes of hilsa fish to India, aligning with the Durga Puja festival, according to official sources.

In 2019, Bangladesh had allowed 500 tonnes of Hilsa to be exported to India as a Durga Puja 'gift'. In 2023, around 3,950 tonnes of hilsa had been sent to India for the festival, reported The ...

The interim government of Bangladesh has asked the Hindu community to pause Durga Puja celebrations, especially music, during the time of azaan and n Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT عربي ...

The Bangladesh interim government has requested the Hindu community to pause Durga Puja music during azaan and namaz, ... In 2023, there were 33,431 pandals. The number is, ...