Janmashtami celebrated

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Bangla Tribune Desk
Published : 18:25, Aug 23, 2019 | Updated : 18:29, Aug 23, 2019

PHOTO/Sazzad HossainJanmashtami, the birth celebration of Sri Krishna and one of the major festivals of the Hindu community, was celebrated across Bangladesh on Friday (Aug 23) with due religious fervour and enthusiasm.
According to Hindu Puran (mythology), Sri Krishna (Lord) was born on the eighth tithi of Shukla Pakkha (fortnight of the new moon) in the Bangla month of Bhadra and he takes birth in ages in the world to safeguard the good and pious people from the hands of malevolence people by establishing truth, justice and beauty in the society.
Different religious, cultural and social organisations chalked out elaborate programmes in observance of the Janmashtami.
Besides, President Abdul Hamid hosted a reception for Hindu community representatives at Bangabhaban at 11am, state news agency BSS reports.
He urged people of all religions to maintain the country’s existing communal harmony to attain national development and progress.
“Bangladesh is a country of communal harmony and people of all religions have been performing their respective religious rituals amid harmony and amity since long…utilise this tradition for national development and progress,” he said.
Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parisad and Mahanagar Sarbajanin Puja Committee celebrated the festival chalking out a two-day programme at the Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka.
On Friday, prayer for welfare of the nation and the country through Sri Geeta Jagya were offered in the morning while a traditional Janmashtami procession was brought out from the national temple in the afternoon.
Road Transport Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon joined the Jantashtami celebration.
The procession started from the Dhakeshwari National Temple and finish at Bahadur Shah Park via Palashi Bazar, Jagannath Hall, Central Shaheed Minar, Doel Chattar, High Court, Jatiya Press Club, Paltan, Shaheed Noor Hossain Square, Golap Shah Mazar, Gulistan intersection, Nawabpur Road and Roy Shaheb Bazar.
Janmashtami was also celebrated elsewhere in the country amid festivity.
Besides, a discussion will be held at the Dhakeshwari National Temple on Sept 1 with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is expected to join the function as the chief guest.

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