Minister of Home Affairs of Bangladesh Asaduzzaman Khan on Sunday termed the attacks on Durga Puja pavilions as 'pre-planned' and said these attacks were aimed at destroying the communal harmony in Bangladesh.

Attacks on Durga puja pavilions 'pre-planned', says Bangladesh home minister

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the Hindu community on Thursday that they will continue to have equal rights and be able to openly celebrate their festivals, while also threatening those who engaged in violence and destruction at temples and Durga Puja pandals in Comilla and elsewhere.

Those attacking Durga Puja pandals will be hunted down, punished: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

From Burj Khalifa to farmers protest: A look at Kolkata's Durga Puja pandal themes this year

The state government has sounded a terror alert in the state during the 'pujas' - an indication that West Bengal is the new terror target. Though senior police officers are yet to jump to any conclusion, arrests made by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Kolkata Special Task Force (STF) in the last few months show the movement of terror modules in the state.

Bengal sounds terror alert during Durga Puja

Two Durga Puja Pandals in India's West Bengal have decided to pay tribute to migrant workers of the country and their struggles amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

India: Two Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal depict migrant workers

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Attacks on Durga puja pavilions 'pre-planned', says Bangladesh home minister

Those attacking Durga Puja pandals will be hunted down, punished: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

From Burj Khalifa to farmers protest: A look at Kolkata's Durga Puja pandal themes this year

Bengal sounds terror alert during Durga Puja

India: Two Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal depict migrant workers