Bagerhat Correspondent :
After observing fasting for long one month the Muslim community celebrated their biggest religious festival the holy Eid-ul-Fitr in Bagerhat district town and its all the nine Upazilas with due religious fervour and solemnity on Wednesday as else where of the country. The biggest congregation of the district was held in the historic mosque Saitgaumbaz of great saint Hazrat Peer Khaja Khanjahan Ali (peace be on him), 8 kilometers away from here. Several thousand devotees attended the congregation there from the far and near of the district. Al-haj Dr. Mozammel Hossain, MP of Bagerhat Constituency-4 and President of Bagerhat district unit of Bangladesh Awami League, high officials and elites of Bagerhat district town performed their Eid-ul-Fitr congregation there. The congregation was also held in the local central (old court ) Jame mosque, Alia Madrsa mosque, Mithapukur Jame mosque, Nagerbazar Jame mosque, Falpatty Jame mosque, Railway Jame mosque, Purtan Bazar Jame mosque, Haji Arif Jame Mosque, Lunch Ghat Jame mosque, Paschim Basabati Jame mosque, PTI Jame mosque and other mosques of the district town. After the end of the congregation prayer was offered seeking blessings from Almighty Allah for long life, peace, progress and happiness for the people and their country as well as for the Muslim Ummah.
Gouripur (Mymenisngh) Correspondent reports adds: The holy Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated with solemnity across Gouripur Upazila of Mymensingh district on Saturday.
t marks the end of Ramzan, which is a month of fasting and prayer. Many Muslims attend communal prayers, listen to a khutba (sermon) and give zakat al-fitr (charity in the form of food) during Eid-al-Fitr. Meanwhile, many people from different places came to their village homes to celebrate the festival with their near endear ones.
The stage was almost set for smooth holding of Eid prayers in the town of Gouripur and elsewhere. The main Eid congregation was held at Khelar Mathh Eidgah Maidan near the Gouripur Stadium around 9:30 am and the second largest congregation in the town was held at Islamabad Madrasha’s playing ground at 9.40 am being looked after by Gouripur Pourashava.
Meanwhile, many people from different places came to their village homes to celebrate the festival with their near endear ones.
Important public houses, thoroughfares and road sides of the town were decorated with national flags, gates and banners inscribed with ‘Eid Mubarak’.
BSS from Rajshahi reports : Many of the people, the children and teenagers in particular are still celebrating the Eid festival in the city although the celebration day was on Wednesday.
They are seen visiting the amusement spots especially the bank of the river Padma with joy and enthusiasm making the spots overcrowded till Saturday.
Thousands of people, especially children, poured in and around the city’s parks, historic places and other recreation centres to enjoy and celebrate the festival.
Shahid AHM Kamaruzzaman Central Park and Zoo, Zia Shishu Park, Varendra Research Museum, BGB Amusement Point, Vadra Park, Padma Garden and Borokuthi amusement point drew huge crowd.
The Central Park and Zoo, only big size amusement place of Rajshahi metropolis, has got a new look with massive development works. Various beautification and development works like lake renovation, approach road, attractive boundary wall and two modern bridges on the lake were done.
In addition to the modernization work, effective measures were taken to procure new more beasts and animals for the zoo.
Mayor of Rajshahi AHM Khairuzzaman Liton said construction of colourful boundary wall, widen walkway and sitting place, concretization of Lake Embankment and modernization of picnic corners were completed.
Two 29-meter long and three-meter wide curve bridges were constructed at a cost of Taka 1.36 crore making the park more attractive. Apart from this, every sections of the park-cum-zoo were reshuffled with the main thrust of drawing attention of more visitors.
Padma River bank adjacent to the Saheb Bazar area of the city has also turned into an attractive tourist and recreational spot after implementation of a beautification project by Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC).
After observing fasting for long one month the Muslim community celebrated their biggest religious festival the holy Eid-ul-Fitr in Bagerhat district town and its all the nine Upazilas with due religious fervour and solemnity on Wednesday as else where of the country. The biggest congregation of the district was held in the historic mosque Saitgaumbaz of great saint Hazrat Peer Khaja Khanjahan Ali (peace be on him), 8 kilometers away from here. Several thousand devotees attended the congregation there from the far and near of the district. Al-haj Dr. Mozammel Hossain, MP of Bagerhat Constituency-4 and President of Bagerhat district unit of Bangladesh Awami League, high officials and elites of Bagerhat district town performed their Eid-ul-Fitr congregation there. The congregation was also held in the local central (old court ) Jame mosque, Alia Madrsa mosque, Mithapukur Jame mosque, Nagerbazar Jame mosque, Falpatty Jame mosque, Railway Jame mosque, Purtan Bazar Jame mosque, Haji Arif Jame Mosque, Lunch Ghat Jame mosque, Paschim Basabati Jame mosque, PTI Jame mosque and other mosques of the district town. After the end of the congregation prayer was offered seeking blessings from Almighty Allah for long life, peace, progress and happiness for the people and their country as well as for the Muslim Ummah.
Gouripur (Mymenisngh) Correspondent reports adds: The holy Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated with solemnity across Gouripur Upazila of Mymensingh district on Saturday.
t marks the end of Ramzan, which is a month of fasting and prayer. Many Muslims attend communal prayers, listen to a khutba (sermon) and give zakat al-fitr (charity in the form of food) during Eid-al-Fitr. Meanwhile, many people from different places came to their village homes to celebrate the festival with their near endear ones.
The stage was almost set for smooth holding of Eid prayers in the town of Gouripur and elsewhere. The main Eid congregation was held at Khelar Mathh Eidgah Maidan near the Gouripur Stadium around 9:30 am and the second largest congregation in the town was held at Islamabad Madrasha’s playing ground at 9.40 am being looked after by Gouripur Pourashava.
Meanwhile, many people from different places came to their village homes to celebrate the festival with their near endear ones.
Important public houses, thoroughfares and road sides of the town were decorated with national flags, gates and banners inscribed with ‘Eid Mubarak’.
BSS from Rajshahi reports : Many of the people, the children and teenagers in particular are still celebrating the Eid festival in the city although the celebration day was on Wednesday.
They are seen visiting the amusement spots especially the bank of the river Padma with joy and enthusiasm making the spots overcrowded till Saturday.
Thousands of people, especially children, poured in and around the city’s parks, historic places and other recreation centres to enjoy and celebrate the festival.
Shahid AHM Kamaruzzaman Central Park and Zoo, Zia Shishu Park, Varendra Research Museum, BGB Amusement Point, Vadra Park, Padma Garden and Borokuthi amusement point drew huge crowd.
The Central Park and Zoo, only big size amusement place of Rajshahi metropolis, has got a new look with massive development works. Various beautification and development works like lake renovation, approach road, attractive boundary wall and two modern bridges on the lake were done.
In addition to the modernization work, effective measures were taken to procure new more beasts and animals for the zoo.
Mayor of Rajshahi AHM Khairuzzaman Liton said construction of colourful boundary wall, widen walkway and sitting place, concretization of Lake Embankment and modernization of picnic corners were completed.
Two 29-meter long and three-meter wide curve bridges were constructed at a cost of Taka 1.36 crore making the park more attractive. Apart from this, every sections of the park-cum-zoo were reshuffled with the main thrust of drawing attention of more visitors.
Padma River bank adjacent to the Saheb Bazar area of the city has also turned into an attractive tourist and recreational spot after implementation of a beautification project by Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC).
Under the project, amusement spots, open stage, gallery, park, bridge, walkway and other need-based infrastructures were constructed at a cost of around Tk 4.22 crore.
The spots were also decorated with a new look to attract more visitors and facilitate the cultural organizations to arrange various programmes to attract the rushing people and other visitors.
New infrastructure and facilities are encouraging increased number of people to pass their recreation time and leisure periods with families and friends enjoying the beauty of the Padma.
Children, young boys and girls wearing colorful dresses gathered these places where small makeshift shops were set up to sell different homemade foods and toys. Eid gatherings of children and cultural functions were also held at different areas in the city.
