Largest Eid congregation held at Sholakia

KISHOREGANJ: The largest Eid-ul-Fitr congregation of the country was held in historic Sholakia Eidgha in Kishoreganj town on Wednesday. The Eid Jamaat was conducted by Islamic thinker Moulana Farid Uddin Mashud.
KISHOREGANJ: The largest Eid-ul-Fitr congregation of the country was held in historic Sholakia Eidgha in Kishoreganj town on Wednesday. The Eid Jamaat was conducted by Islamic thinker Moulana Farid Uddin Mashud.
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Stuff Reporter, Kishoreganj :
The country’s largest Eid-ul-Fiter congregation was held in historic Sholakia Eidgha in Kishoreganj town amid 4 tier security.
The Eid prayers led by Islamic thinker Moulana Farid Uddin Mashud began at 10.24 am on Wednesday morning with the participation of largest Mussllies from different parts of the country.
Devotees started coming to the ground from early morning on the day. They participated in the 192th prayers of Eid-ul-Fitr. However, additional law enforces were deployed to ensure security to the devotees.
Dewan Habat Khan, the sixth generation of Emperer Isha Khan, the ruler of Bengal donated seven across of land for the Sholakia Maidan.
Close-Circuit Cameras and metal detectors were used at the extrances of the prayer ground. Two special trains ran between Bhariab Bazar-Kishoreganj and Mymensingh-Kishoreganj to facilite the Muslims joining the contry’s largest Eid gongregation. The first Eid Jammat was held in 1829 in Sholakia. Moulana Syed Ahamed was the first Imam to conduct the Eid Jamaat attended by about 125000 devotees.
Police Super Md. Masrukur Rahman Khaled BPM (Bar) said the News Nation that, we have taken highest security measures in and around the Sholakia ground with deploying around 25 Executive Magistrate, 1300 police man, 5 platoons BGB, RAB, APPN and peaceful holding largest eid jamaat. Four drones heaving camera hovered over the entire Sholakia Maidan, 100 CC Camera to the make security foolproof.

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