Eid-ul Azha celebrated

FE Team | Published: December 24, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00

An Eid congregation at the National Eidgah in the city Friday as the Eid-ul Azha festival was celebrated across the country on the day as elsewhere in the world. — Focus Bangla Photo

The holy Eid-ul Azha, the second greatest religious festival of the Muslims, was celebrated Friday across the country like rest of the world with due religious fervour and solemnity, reports BSS.
The Muslim community celebrated the Eid commemorating the readiness of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) to sacrifice his beloved son Hazrat Ismail (AS) to fulfil the wish of Almighty Allah.
The main Eid congregation was held at the National Eidgah Maidan on the premises of the Bangladesh Supreme Court under the auspices of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) in the morning.
President Iajuddin Ahmed offered his Eid prayer at the Eidgah. Besides, five other Eid congregations were also held consecutively at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 7.0 am, 8.0 am, 9.0 am, 10 am and 1o.45 am.
Eid jamaats were also held at 361 other venues in 90 wards of the capital and another Eid-jamaat was organised on Dhaka University playground.
Speaker Jamiruddin Sircar, Chief Justice M Ruhul Amin, advisers of the Caretaker Government, Mayor of Dhaka Sadek Hossain Khoka, Judges of the Supreme Court and people of all walks of life offered their Eid prayers at the Eidgah Maidan.
Acting Khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Mufti Moulana Nuruddin was the imam of the main Eid prayer at National Eidgah.
A special munajat was offered seeking divine blessings for peace and development of the country, welfare of the people and greater unity among the Muslim Ummah. After Eid prayers, President Iajuddin exchanged Eid pleasantries with the devotees.
The government announced a three-day public holiday from Thursday on the occasion of holy Eid festival.
National dailies published special supplements highlighting the significance of the festival while Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar and private TV channels put on air various entertainment and discussion-based programmes on the occasion.
President and his wife Anwara Begum on the day hosted a reception and exchanged Eid greetings with distinguished personalities and diplomats of different countries at Bangabhaban in the morning.