Turn off loudspeaker and stop Durgapuja 5 minutes before namaz : Bangladesh Home Ministry

Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Mohammad Jehangir Alam Chaudhary

Dhaka (Bangladesh) – Bangladesh’s Ministry of Home Affairs issued a fatwa on September 10 for the country’s Hindu minority. The order said, ‘During Durgapuja festival, which will start in a few days, Durgapuja should be stopped and the loudspeaker should be turned off 5 minutes before the azan and namaz in the mosque. Bangladeshi media has broadcasted news in this regard.

Wrap up the deity worship and turn off loudspeakers at temples 5 minutes before Namaz.
– Fatwa issued by Mohammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Advisor, Ministry of Home Affairs, Bangladesh ahead of the Durga Puja celebrations.

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1. Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Mohammad Jehangir Alam Chaudhary met the leaders of Bangladesh Puja Udypan Parishad at the Secretariat. After this meeting, Chaudhary held a press conference and informed about this. In Bangladesh, the post of Home Advisor is equivalent to a minister’s rank.

2. “The safety of Hindus will be taken care of from the time of making the idol. We have discussed that there should be 24-hour security in the puja mandaps,” claimed Alam.

3. “Shri Durgapuja is the biggest festival of Bangladeshi Hindus. This year, a total of 32,666 puja mandaps will be constructed in Bangladesh. 157 and 88 pavilions will be constructed in Dhaka South City and North Municipal Corporation respectively. Last year, 33,431 puja mandaps were erected,” said Alam.

Bangladeshi Hindu angered

Mohammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has issued this fatwa which interferes with the religious rights of Hindus under the pretext of maintaining law and order. The Hindus here are angered over this order and called this order ‘Talibani’.