A gold crown gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was stolen from a Hindu temple in Bangladesh's southwestern Satkhira district amid Durga Puja celebrations, a theft over which India has expressed concern.

The stolen crown, made of silver and gold-plated, holds significant cultural and religious importance. According to Hindu mythology, the Jeshoreshwari Temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peeths scattered across the Indian subcontinent. The name "Jeshoreshwari" means "Goddess of Jeshore."

Durga Puja in Bangladesh faces security concerns amidst communal harmony messages, political tensions, and religious freedom challenges.

According to eye witnesses a group of people sung an Islamic song on the stage of Durga Puja in Chittagong, the port city of Bangladesh. When a group of people identified themselves as members of a cultural group wanted to sing at JM Sen Hall in Chittagong city on

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman has assured security of the Hindu community ahead of Durga Puja. He also promised to maintain coexistence with people of all religions. The army chief said this while visiting the puja mandap at Ramna Kali Mandir on

Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, has begun at temples and makeshift mandaps across the country amid due religious fervour and

Bangladesh is celebrating Durga Puja with heightened security, as the Hindu community gathers at temples across the nation. Following recent unrest, government officials emphasize the importance of communal harmony during this festival,

Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, began on Wednesday at temples and makeshift mandaps across Bangladesh with religious fervour and festivity. The celebrations started with the invocation of Goddess Durga on the day of Maha Shasthi.

Amidst the Durga Puja festival, security in the bordering areas has been intensified, with all senior officials of the Tripura Police on the field, said DG (Intelligence) Anurag Dhankar.

Bangladesh is celebrating Durga Puja from October 9-13 and has extended general holidays in the wake of the festival. However, unprecedented violence against Hindus after Sheikh Hasina's ouster and threats by radical Islamic groups has cast a shadow over the celebrations.

The main chapter of Durga Puja, the biggest annual festival for Bengali Hindus, has kicked off amid the beats of drums, conch shells, and bells in Bangladesh. The Shashthi Puja rituals began with the setting of a water-filled pot beneath a bel tree at 9:10am on Wednesday.