BSS, Chittagong :Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims was celebrated in the port city as elsewhere in the district with the spirit of sacrifice, total surrender to the Almighty Allah in line with the inherent teachings of the holy occasion.Nearly 247 Eid congregations at mosques and selected open spaces including three big ones at M A Aziz Stadium and Jamiatul Falah Mosque (two successively) were held in the port city under the auspices of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) and Chittagong Central Eid Jamaat Committee (CCEJC).Chittagong Metropolitan and district police sources said Eid-ul-Azha Jamaats in the city and district were peacefully held.Soon after the Eid congregations, the day’s obvious ritual- slaughtering of sacrificial animals is also being done with complete peace and festivity.Of the biggest three, two Eid congregations were held on the Jamiatul Falah Mosque premises successively at 7.45 am and 8.15 am while rest was held at M A Aziz Stadium at 8 am.Senior imam of the Jamiatul Falah complex Jalal Uddin Alkaderi conducted the Eid Jamaat .Chittagong city Mayor AZM Nasir Uddin, Mainuddin Khan Badal, MP, General Secretary of Chittagong city unite BNP Dr Shahdat Hossain and a large number of dignitaries offered their Eid prayers on Jamiatul Falah Mosque premises. Large number of devotees participated in the gatherings and prayed for divine blessing for continued peace, prosperity and stability of the country as well as Muslim Ummah.The authority had taken adequate security measures by deploying RAB, Police and Ansars at various strategic points in the city to keep vigil on law and order situation during before and after Eid emphasizing over checking any trouble centering cattle hide trading and any attempt to smuggle those.As the prayers are over, Muslims were seen offering their sacrificial animals by slaughtering those in the name of Allah in commemoration of the supreme sacrifice made by the Hazrat Ibrahim (AS).Other major Eid Congregations were held at Andarkilla Shahi Jame Mosque, Laldhighi Maidan, Parade Maidan, Masjeed-e-Baitus Sharf at Kadamtali , Pologround Railway Public high school Maidan, Shah Amanat Shah (Rh)Dargah Maidan, Metropolitan Police line Maidan, Agrabad Jamboree field, Baizeed Bostami (Rh) Dargah Mosque, in between 8 am to 8.30 am.Authorities concerned are serving improved diets among the inmates of the hospitals, jails, orphanages, and also in youth and juveniles centers run by the Social Welfare departments.CCC sources said nearly 3000 contingency staffs have been engaged throughout the city with adequate number of waste disposing vehicles to remove the garbage and waste of the sacrificial animals.According to reports reaching here from fourteen upazilas under the district that people in the rural areas are also celebrating the festival with huge zeal and enthusiasm.
