HRCBM-DFW

Saraswati Puja
'Re-fix polls day'
Unb, Dhaka

Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad requested the Election Commission, political parties and caretaker government to re-fix the election date as it coincides with Saraswati Puja, one of the major religious festivals of the Hindus, on January 23.

The parishad in a statement yesterday said the members of the Hindu community "wouldn't be able to exercise their franchise if the polling takes place on the day of Saraswati Puja".

Source: http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/12/08/d61208062085.htm