India, Sept. 27 -- Local Hindu leaders in Bangladesh on Friday said they do not want to see attacks on Durga pandals (murquee) and idols during the five-day festival, the major annual event of the Hindu community in the country.

The leaders claimed attacks on Hindu temples and idols occurred across 13 districts amid preparations for the festival.

Jayanta Kumar Deb, president of Mohanagar Sarbojanin Puja Committee, was quoted as saying by The Daily Star: "If we want to build a discrimination-free Bangladesh, we should not only think about security for five days of Puja, we have to think about security for all 365 days."

He remarked during a press conference orrganised by the Mohanagar Sarbojanin Puja Committee and Bangladesh Puja Udjapa...