Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- BNP leaders and activists will act as volunteers and sleepless sentinels at every Durga Puja mandap across the country, to ensure the safe and uninterrupted celebration of the festival by members of the Hindu community, BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Saturday.

"They will act as volunteers and sentinels at every Puja mandap like sleepless guards," he said.

Rizvi made the remarks while briefing reporters after a meeting of the BNP's highest policymaking body, the National Standing Committee, chaired by BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday night.

The meeting began at 6:30pm at the BNP chairman's office in Gulshan in the capital.

Rizvi said the meeting primarily discussed ens...