Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, has begun across the country amid due religious fervour and festivity.

The 5-day celebration began with invocation of Goddess Durga on the day of Maha Shasthi.

This year Durga Puja is being celebrated at 31566 mandaps across the country.

Draped in new dresses, a large number of devotees irrespective of ages thronged the city puja mandaps including the Dhakeshwari National Temple and Ram Krishna Mission and offered prayers before Goddess Durga, seeking divine blessings for peace, prosperity and welfare of the country and its people.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday extended heartfelt greetings to the Hindu community across the countr...