Swapan Kumar Singh :

Habiganj Deputy Commissioner Dr GM Sarfaraz has warned that strict action will be taken against anyone attempting to disrupt religious programmes, stressing the need to preserve communal harmony in the district ahead of Durga Puja.

Habiganj is a district of communal harmony. Religious harmony will prevail during the upcoming Durga Puja. Anyone creating disorder at religious events will face strict action, and no one will be spared, he said.

The deputy commissioner was speaking at a meeting on social harmony and religious coexistence organised by the district administration at the conference room of the deputy commissioner's office on Monday afternoon.

Presided over by Sarfaraz, the meeting brought together government officials, representatives of different religious communities, educationists and other stakeholders to discuss ways to strengthen mutual respect and peaceful coexistence.

Among those who addressed the meeting were Additional Deputy Commissioner Md Moeedul Haque, Habiganj District Council Chief Executive Officer Arun Krishna Pal, Islamic Foundation Deputy Director Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Public Prosecutor Advocate Abdul Hai, District Puja Celebration Committee President Nalini Kanta Roy, Police Inspector Ariful Amin, Sanatan community leader Shankar Pal, Imam Mufti Mustafizur Rahman and Abdul Qaiyum, headteacher of Habiganj Government High School.

The speakers underscored the importance of maintaining communal harmony, fostering mutual respect among people of different faiths and ensuring that religious festivals are celebrated peacefully.

The meeting was organised as part of efforts to reinforce social cohesion and religious coexistence in Habiganj.