Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs adviser and former ambassador Supradip Chakma visited several puja mandaps in Rangamati district town and exchanged greetings with the organisers, visitors and devotees Monday night.
During the visit, he called upon all to celebrate the festival in a peaceful and harmonious environment, according to a press release issued on Tuesday.
The adviser said that the Sharadiya Durga festival was a symbol of peace, tradition, and communal harmony, and participation of people of all faiths and communities would make the festival even more vibrant.
Responding to questions from journalists on the recent violence in the CHT, he said that sustainable peace and development in the region required economic prosperity and quality education. If the hill people were educated and aware, many of these problems would not arise.
鈥榃e need quality education that teaches people to discern right from wrong and keeps them away from provocation,鈥� he added.
During the visit, at the Akhanda Mondoli Upasana Mandir in Gorjantoli and the Tablachhari Kali Mandir, he inquired about the arrangements and security measures for Durga Puja.
Rangamati deputy commissioner Md Habib Ullah, adviser鈥檚 private secretary Khandakar Mushfiqur Rahman, superintendent of police Md Farhad Hossain, executive officer of Rangamati Zila Parishad Khandakar Mohammad Rizaul Karim, officials concerned, and local dignitaries accompanied the adviser.
