US envoy visits Dhakeshwari temple
US Ambassador in Bangladesh Patricia A Butenis yesterday visited Dhakeshwari Mandir, the historic temple of the Hindu community in the city and exchanged views with the leaders of the community on minority issues in the country.
The priest of the national temple Pradip Kumar Chakravarti and others welcomed the Ambassador at around 10:30am, said a press release.
Butenis visited different structures of the temple and talked to the leaders of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, Mohanagar Sarbojanin Puja Committee and Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Oikya Parishad.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Puja Udjapan Parishad Chief Adviser Major General (Retd) CR Dutt Biruttam, its president Chittaranjan Sarker and Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Oikya Parishad General Secretary Dr Nim Chandra Bhowmic were also present during the visit.