BNP forms 12-member Durga Puja monitoring committee

The ruling BNP has formed a 12-member committee to monitor preparations for and activities surrounding Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community. BNP Joint Secretary General Khairul Kabir Khokan is the convener of the committee, while Joint Secretary General Syed Emran Saleh Prince is its member secretary, according to a press release. The other members are BNP National Executive Committee Assistant Organising Secretary Jayanta Kumar Kundu; Assistant Secretary for Marginalised People Development Aparna Roy Das; Assistant Secretaries for Religious Affairs Amalendu Das Apu and John Gomes; and National Executive Committee members Advocate Nipun Roy Chowdhury and Ramesh Dutta.
The committee also includes Jubo Dal Central Committee Labour Affairs Secretary Partha Dey Mondal, former Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal Central Committee vice-president Joydeb Roy, former student leader Milton Baidya and Dhaka University Chhatra Dal President Ganesh Chandra Roy Sahas. Meanwhile, the government has announced a three-day holiday for Durga Puja from 20 to 22 October.