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The government has decided to declare a public holiday on Oct 10 so Hindus can celebrate the festival comfortably, the special assistant to the chief advisor says
Published : 08 Oct 2024, 12:52 PM
The Durga Puja holidays have been extended by another day, according to Mahfuz Alam, special assistant to the chief advisor.
He made the remarks to the media after inspecting the preparations for the festival at the Dhakeshwari National Temple on Tuesday morning.
“For a long time, Hindu devotees have been demanding an extension of the Durga Puja holiday as they celebrate it from Sashthi [the sixth day of the festival] to Dashami [the 10th day of the festival]. This year, the days before Dashami are Friday and Saturday,” Mahfuz said. “So the government has considered extending the public holiday by another day on Thursday [Oct 10] so that they have more time to celebrate the festival.”
“As such, the puja holiday has been extended by a day. There will be a holiday on Thursday for the puja. We will issue a notice today.”
In response to a question, he said: “There are domestic and foreign conspiracies in the country and the government is working to resist them. The government is active in apprehending criminals. No one involved in conspiracies will be spared.”
“A message to those who are trying to destabilise the country – the current interim government stands by everyone.”
The Durga Puja officially begins with Sasthi, which is on Wednesday.
According to the decision by the interim government, offices will be closed on Thursday. Friday and Saturday are weekly holidays, while Dashami - which had previously been declared a holiday – falls on Sunday.
This means that there will be a four-day holiday at the end of the week.
Jayanta Kumar Deb, the president of the Metropolitan Sarbajanin Puja Committee, greeted the special assistant to the chief advisor during his visit to Dhakeshwari. He then described the committee’s latest preparations for the event.
