Eid Friday
The holy Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across the country on Friday
as the new crescent moon of the month of Shawwal was sighted Thursday.
The biggest religious festival of Muslims will be observed on Friday,
said the National Moon Sighting Committee after reviewing reports on
moon sighting in the country’s sky.
The largest Eid congregation in the country will be held at Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj.
In the capital, the main congregation will be held at the National Eidgah near the High Court building at 8:30am.
In the case of inclement weather, the main congregation will be held
at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 9:00am, according to an official
announcement.
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Five congregations will be held at the National Mosque at 7:00am, 8:00am, 9:00am, 10:00am and 11:00am.
Devotees have been requested not to carry camera and mobile phone
while taking part in Eid prayers at the National Eidgah, reports BSS.
Eid congregations will also be held in Armanitola and Dhopkhola
Maidans. An Eid jamaat (congregation) will be held at the SouthPlaza of
the Jatiya Sangsad at 8:00am.
Two Eid jamaats will be held at Dhaka University Central Mosque at 8:00am and 9:00am.
The Eid congregation at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) ground will be held at 7:45 am.
In case of inclement weather, the jamaat will be held at the Buet central mosque at 8:00am.
The Eid congregation at Bashiruddin Road Jame Mosque in Kolabagan will be held at 8:30am.
Law enforcers have taken stringent security measures at different Eid congregation venues across the country.
President Abul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Leader of the
Opposition Khaleda Zia issued separate messages greeting the people on
the occasion.
The national flag will be hoisted atop government and non-government office buildings on Eid day.
Marking the festival, the city thoroughfares and road islands will be
decorated with national flags and banners inscribed with Eid Mubarak.
National dailies brought out supplements while BTV and private TV
channels and radio stations will telecast special programmes on the
occasion.
Special diet will be served to children staying at orphanages and people at hospitals, jails and old homes on Eid day.
Md Mustafa Kamal
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