BSS, Dhaka :
The holy Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims, was celebrated on Tuesday in the country with due religious fervor and zeal.
In the capital, two city corporations of Dhaka-South and North-had arranged all-out management to allow devotees to offer their Eid prayers at over four thousand congregations at Eidgahs, playgrounds and mosques in the capital. Due to inclement weather with heavy rain from the morning, it was not possible for Musullis to offer prayers at open places including
Eidgahs. Most of the jamaats were shifted to mosques that led to hold more than one congregation at maximum mosques in the capital.
However, the main Eid jamaat (congregation) was held at 8.00 am on the National Eidgah adjacent to the High Court.
The jamaat was arranged by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). Special arrangements were made for women and foreign diplomats to offer Eid prayers at the National Eidgah. President Abdul Hamid offered Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the National Eidgah. After the prayer, he exchanged Eid greetings with devotees. Senior Pesh Imam of Baitul Mokarram National Mosque Moulana Mizanur Rahman conducted the jamaat.
Hundreds of devotees including cabinet members, political leaders, judges of the Supreme Court, diplomats, high civil and military officials and educationists offered their Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the National Eidgah Maidan. High security measures were taken surroundings the Eidgah.
Five congregations were arranged at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. The first one was held at 7.00am, the second one at 8.00am and the third one at 9.00am. The 4th and the 5th congregations were held at 10.00am and 10.45 am. In all congregations, special prayers were offered for unity and integrity of Muslim Ummah, and peace, progress and prosperity of the nation. The prayers were followed by sacrificing of animals.
National flags were hoisted at different government and non-government offices and Bangladesh missions abroad on the occasion.
City streets were decorated with national flags and festoons inscribed with different messages on Eid-ul-Azha. Important public and private buildings have been illuminated in the capital. Improved foods were served to hospitals, prisons, orphanages, safe homes and shelter centers. The Eid congregation at the historic Sholakia Eidgah Maidan in Kishoreganj held at 9.00am witnessed less participation of Musullis than that of previous years due to inclement weather.
Devotees from different parts of the country joined the 198th jamaat at Sholakia Eidgah Maidan. Islamic scholar Moulana M Farid Uddin Mashud conducted the jamaat. Two special trains carried the devotees on Bhairab-Kishoreganj and Mymensingh-Kishoreganj routes. A three-tier security measure was taken in and around Sholakia Eidgah ground. The District Administration deployed members of different law enforcement agencies including three platoons BGB, police and RAB.
Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated in the port city of Chittagong as elsewhere in the country on Tuesday with the spirit of sacrifice, full surrender to the Almighty Allah in line with the inherent teachings of the holy occasion.
About 250 Eid congregations at mosques and open grounds, including M A Aziz Stadium and Jamiatul Falah Mosque, were held under the auspices of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) and Chittagong Central Eid Jamaat Committee (CCEJC). Soon after the Eid congregations, the day’s ritual- slaughtering of sacrificial animals also done, with peace and festivity.
Two large Eid congregations were held at Jamiatul Falah Mosque premises successively at 7.45 am and 8.15 am while another one was held at M.A. Aziz Stadium at 8.00 am. In Rajshahi city, main congregation of Eid-ul-Azha was held at Shahmukhdum Central Eidgah at 8 am. Muhtamim of Jameya Islamia Shahmukhdum Maulana Shahadat Ali conducted the prayers.
Fazley Hossain Badsha, MP, senior divisional and district level officials and local elites including Deputy Commissioner Kazi Ashraf Uddin offered Eid prayers there.
The second and the third largest Eid jamaats were held at City Eidgah (Tikapara) and at Shaheb Bazar Zero point respectively at the same time.
Over 150 Eid congregations were held at the traditional and temporary venues in Rajshahi metropolis under the supervision of respective Eid jamaat committees while major Eid jamaats were held at Rajshahi University, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Rajshahi Court Eidgah, Rajshahi Stadium, Shalbagan Eidgah, New Market Jame Mosque, Police Line Math, Upashahar Eidgah Maidan and Rajarhata Jame Mosque.
In Rangpur, the festival was celebrated with due solemnity and festivity on Tuesday.
Rangpur City Corporation in association with the district and police administrations arranged the main Eid-ul-Azha congregations at the Central Collectorate Eidgah at 8.30 am.
Prime Minister’s Special Envoy and Jatiya Party Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad, State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Mashiur Rahman Ranga, City Mayor Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu, Vice-chancellor of Begum Rokeya University Professor Dr AKM Nurun Nabi and Divisional Commissioner Kazi Hassan Ahmed participated in the main congregation.
The major Eid congregations were held at Keramotia Jam-e-Mosque, Shalbon Mistripara Jam-e-Mosque, Mandalpara Baro Eidgah, Damodarpur Baro Maidan, Satmatha Jam-e-Mosque, Munshipara Eidgah, Kamal Kachhna Baro Jam-e-Mosque, Nasirabad Ekramia Jam-e-Mosque, Mulatol Alia Madrasa, Mahiganj Shahi Jam-e-Mosque and Alamnagar Aftabia Eidgah and between 8.00 am and 9.00 am in the city.
The festival was also celebrated other parts of the country amid similar congregations, prayers and sacrificing of animals.
The holy Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims, was celebrated on Tuesday in the country with due religious fervor and zeal.
In the capital, two city corporations of Dhaka-South and North-had arranged all-out management to allow devotees to offer their Eid prayers at over four thousand congregations at Eidgahs, playgrounds and mosques in the capital. Due to inclement weather with heavy rain from the morning, it was not possible for Musullis to offer prayers at open places including
Eidgahs. Most of the jamaats were shifted to mosques that led to hold more than one congregation at maximum mosques in the capital.
However, the main Eid jamaat (congregation) was held at 8.00 am on the National Eidgah adjacent to the High Court.
The jamaat was arranged by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). Special arrangements were made for women and foreign diplomats to offer Eid prayers at the National Eidgah. President Abdul Hamid offered Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the National Eidgah. After the prayer, he exchanged Eid greetings with devotees. Senior Pesh Imam of Baitul Mokarram National Mosque Moulana Mizanur Rahman conducted the jamaat.
Hundreds of devotees including cabinet members, political leaders, judges of the Supreme Court, diplomats, high civil and military officials and educationists offered their Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the National Eidgah Maidan. High security measures were taken surroundings the Eidgah.
Five congregations were arranged at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. The first one was held at 7.00am, the second one at 8.00am and the third one at 9.00am. The 4th and the 5th congregations were held at 10.00am and 10.45 am. In all congregations, special prayers were offered for unity and integrity of Muslim Ummah, and peace, progress and prosperity of the nation. The prayers were followed by sacrificing of animals.
National flags were hoisted at different government and non-government offices and Bangladesh missions abroad on the occasion.
City streets were decorated with national flags and festoons inscribed with different messages on Eid-ul-Azha. Important public and private buildings have been illuminated in the capital. Improved foods were served to hospitals, prisons, orphanages, safe homes and shelter centers. The Eid congregation at the historic Sholakia Eidgah Maidan in Kishoreganj held at 9.00am witnessed less participation of Musullis than that of previous years due to inclement weather.
Devotees from different parts of the country joined the 198th jamaat at Sholakia Eidgah Maidan. Islamic scholar Moulana M Farid Uddin Mashud conducted the jamaat. Two special trains carried the devotees on Bhairab-Kishoreganj and Mymensingh-Kishoreganj routes. A three-tier security measure was taken in and around Sholakia Eidgah ground. The District Administration deployed members of different law enforcement agencies including three platoons BGB, police and RAB.
Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated in the port city of Chittagong as elsewhere in the country on Tuesday with the spirit of sacrifice, full surrender to the Almighty Allah in line with the inherent teachings of the holy occasion.
About 250 Eid congregations at mosques and open grounds, including M A Aziz Stadium and Jamiatul Falah Mosque, were held under the auspices of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) and Chittagong Central Eid Jamaat Committee (CCEJC). Soon after the Eid congregations, the day’s ritual- slaughtering of sacrificial animals also done, with peace and festivity.
Two large Eid congregations were held at Jamiatul Falah Mosque premises successively at 7.45 am and 8.15 am while another one was held at M.A. Aziz Stadium at 8.00 am. In Rajshahi city, main congregation of Eid-ul-Azha was held at Shahmukhdum Central Eidgah at 8 am. Muhtamim of Jameya Islamia Shahmukhdum Maulana Shahadat Ali conducted the prayers.
Fazley Hossain Badsha, MP, senior divisional and district level officials and local elites including Deputy Commissioner Kazi Ashraf Uddin offered Eid prayers there.
The second and the third largest Eid jamaats were held at City Eidgah (Tikapara) and at Shaheb Bazar Zero point respectively at the same time.
Over 150 Eid congregations were held at the traditional and temporary venues in Rajshahi metropolis under the supervision of respective Eid jamaat committees while major Eid jamaats were held at Rajshahi University, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Rajshahi Court Eidgah, Rajshahi Stadium, Shalbagan Eidgah, New Market Jame Mosque, Police Line Math, Upashahar Eidgah Maidan and Rajarhata Jame Mosque.
In Rangpur, the festival was celebrated with due solemnity and festivity on Tuesday.
Rangpur City Corporation in association with the district and police administrations arranged the main Eid-ul-Azha congregations at the Central Collectorate Eidgah at 8.30 am.
Prime Minister’s Special Envoy and Jatiya Party Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad, State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Mashiur Rahman Ranga, City Mayor Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu, Vice-chancellor of Begum Rokeya University Professor Dr AKM Nurun Nabi and Divisional Commissioner Kazi Hassan Ahmed participated in the main congregation.
The major Eid congregations were held at Keramotia Jam-e-Mosque, Shalbon Mistripara Jam-e-Mosque, Mandalpara Baro Eidgah, Damodarpur Baro Maidan, Satmatha Jam-e-Mosque, Munshipara Eidgah, Kamal Kachhna Baro Jam-e-Mosque, Nasirabad Ekramia Jam-e-Mosque, Mulatol Alia Madrasa, Mahiganj Shahi Jam-e-Mosque and Alamnagar Aftabia Eidgah and between 8.00 am and 9.00 am in the city.
The festival was also celebrated other parts of the country amid similar congregations, prayers and sacrificing of animals.
