The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has issued a traffic advisory for the Ratha Yatra festival of Lord Jagannath, which begins on Sunday and concludes on July 15. DMP’s Additional Deputy Commissioner KN Roy Niyati confirmed this information on Saturday afternoon. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) in Dhaka has organized an eight-day event for the festival.

The main Ratha Yatra will commence at 3 PM on Sunday from the Swamibag Iskcon temple, passing through various streets and ending at the Dhakeshwari temple. The return Ratha Yatra will follow the same route on July 15. The primary procession will traverse the following roads: Swamibag Road, Joykali Mandir Intersection, Ittefaq Intersection, Shapla Chattar, Dainik Bangla Intersection, Rajuk Crossing, Gulistan, Golapshah Mazar, Police Headquarters, Government Employee Hospital, High Court Mazar, Doel Chattar, Central Shaheed Minar, Jagannath Hall, Palashi, and concluding at the Dhakeshwari National Temple.