Rangpur City Corporation (RpCC) yesterday distributed Taka 12.50 lakh grant among the authorities of 159 Puja mandaps

to assist the Sanaton community for celebrating their greatest religious festival of Durga Puja.

Panel Mayors of Rangpur Shamsul Haque and Mahmudur Rahman Titu handed over cheques for the grants among leaders of 159 Puja mandaps at a function held at the City Bhaban.

The Puja mandaps were erected in all 33 wards of the city. With Chief Executive Officer of RpCC Akhter Hossain Azad in the chair, its Secretary Rashedul Haque, City Councilors Sekendar Ali, Mahbubur Rahma n Manju, Mir Mohammad Jamal Uddin, Nazrul Islam Dewani and Nurunnabi Fulu attended the event.

General Secretary of district unit of Bangladesh Puja Udjapon Parisahd Dhiman Bhattacharya, President of its city unit Mukul Sarker, its General Secretary Dhanojeet Ghosh Taposh and other

leaders of the Sanaton community, were present.