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Security has been tightened for the Lalon festival in Kushtia. Around the festival, a four-tier security cordon has been set up, including police, RAB, BGB and tourist police. District Administrator and president of the Lalon Academy Md. Jahir Rayhan said this at a press conference at the Kushtia Lalon Academy building at noon today.
Jahir Rayhan said that all preparations have been completed for the three-day festival and rural mela to be held from 16 October at Lalon Shah's Akhrabari at Cheuria in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia, on the occasion of the 127th Tirodhan Dibas of Baul Emperor Lalon Shah.
For the first time, invited guests and visitors will be searched with metal detectors at the entrance gate of the festival grounds.
He informed that to make the festival a success, all preparations have been completed, including illumination of the main mazar of the Lalon Academy, construction of stages at the venue, arrangements for pure drinking water, full three-meals-a-day service for the arriving devotees and Bauls, balya-seba and food for the residents, and all-night Lalon music programmes and discussion meetings on the Lalon stage.
The District Administrator informed that traffic police have been deployed at the Milpara railgate and at Kumarkhali's Dabir Mollar Gate so that all guests and visitors can come to the Academy grounds easily.
Additional District Administrator (General, Education and ICT) Md. Jahir Rayhan, Additional District Magistrate M. Mostak Ahmed, Kumarkhali Upazila Nirbahi Officer Shahinuzzaman, Bheramara AC (Land) Russell Mia, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kumarkhali thana Md. Abdul Khalek, Tourist Police Inspector Md. Shakhawat Hossain, and Selim Haque, member of the Lalon Academy's ad hoc academy, were present at the time.
Source of information: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
