PHOTO: RAJIB RAIHAN

Thousands of devotees thronged Patenga beach in the port city to bid farewell to Goddess Durga on the final day (Dashami) of Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the country’s Hindu community, yesterday. The day is marked by the immersion of the goddess’s idol (bisarjan), symbolising her return to her celestial abode. Story on page 2.