Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on Wednesday if the Shawwal moon is sighted in Bangladesh sky on Tuesday. However, the Eid will be celebrated on Thursday after a month-long fasting if the new crescent moon is not sighted on Tuesday. The decision will be taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee on Tuesday evening after reviewing the information of the Shawwal moon sighting. Meanwhile, thousands of people have already left the capital to celebrate the very auspicious occasion with their near and dear ones at their respective village homes. Many more are expected to set out for home on Tuesday. Besides, all the preparations have been completed across the country, including the capital, for the smooth holding of Eid congregations. In the capital, the main Eid congregation will be held at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises at 8:30am. President Abdul Hamid is expected to join the Eid jamaat. Arrangements will be there at the National Eidgah and the National Mosque for women to take part in the Eid prayers alongside their male counterparts. Eid congregations will also be held in eidgahs, mosques and open spaces across the country. The national flag will be hoisted atop government and non-government office buildings on the day. The main city streets and road islands will be decorated with the national flag and banners inscribed with ‘Eid Mubarak’ in both Bangla and Arabic. Television channels and radio stations will telecast special programmes. Special diet will be served in hospitals, jails, government children’ s homes — Chotomoni Nibash — centres for persons with disabilities, shelter homes, orphanages, Vagrant Welfare and Destitute Welfare centres. Meanwhile, Dhaka Metropolitan Police has taken stringent security measures to ensure smooth holding of Eid congregation at the Jatiya Eidgah.
