Biggest Eid Jamaat to be held at Sholakia

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Kishoreganj Correspondent :The 188th biggest Eid-ul-Azha jamaat of the country will be held at Sholakia Eidgha Maidan here. All arrangements have been made by the Kishoreganj district administration and Eidgah Management Committee to hold the jamaat in a smooth and peaceful atmosphere.Tens of thousands of devotees are expected to join the largest jamaat on the historic SholakiaEidgha Maidan, district administration sources said.This year’s jamaat, led by renowned Islamic scholar Moulana Farid Uddin Masud, will be held at 9.00am.A special munajat will also be offered seeking divine blessings for peace, development and welfare of the people of the country as well as the Muslim Ummah.Superintendent of Police, Kishoreganj, M Anwar Hossain Khan said district administration has adopted unprecedented security arrangements to hold the Eid jamaat in a peaceful manner.The members of the elite force RAB and police will be deployed in and around the jamaat venue to maintain law and order during the prayers, he added.Special trains have been introduced for easy journey of the devotees. The first Eid jamaat on Sholakia Eidgha Maidan was held in 1828 with 1,25,000 devotees offering the prayers there.

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