Dhaka, Oct 2 (PTI) The five-day Durga Puja festival concluded peacefully in Bangladesh on Thursday, with members of the Hindu community immersing idols of the deity in rivers across the country amid festivity and devotion.

Thousands of people thronged the River Buriganga in Dhaka to observe the final phase of the festival with immersion of the goddess, singing hymns to Goddess Durga, as musical instruments like ‘Shankha’, ‘Khol’, ‘Dhak’ were played in the background as part of the ritual.

“Our festival has been concluded in peace and festivity,” a spokesman of the Sharadiya Durga Puja Celebration Council of Dhaka city told reporters.

He said the Bijaya Dashami on Thursday marked the end of the Bangadeshi Hindus' biggest festival, with devotees carrying idols from temples and puja mandap

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