Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday warned that tougher action will be taken against those spreading rumours or inciting communal unrest on social media centring Durga Puja.

The adviser came up with the warning while briefing reporters after a meeting of the Core Committee on Law and Order at the Secretariat. He said that there will be 33,355 Puja mandaps across the country this year, nearly an increase by over 1000 compared to the past year.

To ensure security, Ansar members have been deployed since September 24 and will remain on duty until October 2, he said, adding that nearly one lakh security personnel, including Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) platoons have been deployed for the P...