A total of 582 Eid congregations will be held in the capital under two city corporations - Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) - marking the holy Eid-ul-Azha tomorrow (Monday), reports BSS.
Of those, 312 congregations (jamaats) will be held under the DSCC and the rest 270 under the DNCC on the day of Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims.
The main Eid congregation will be held at the Jatiya Eidgah Maidan at 08:00 am.
President M Abdul Hamid is scheduled to say his Eid prayers at the Eidgah Maidan, a Bangabhaban spokesman told.
Senior Pesh Imam of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Hafez Mufti Maulana Mizanur Rahman will conduct the main Eid congregation as the main Imam while Deputy Director of Islamic Foundation Dr Maulana Mushtak Ahmed will be there as the alternative Imam.
Ministers, advisers, chief justice, senior politicians, dignitaries, members of parliament (MPs) and diplomats are expected to take part in the Eid Jamaat there.
Besides, a total of five Eid congregations will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque starting from at 07:00 am.
The second jamaat will be held at 08:00 am, the third one at 09:00 am, the fourth one at 10:00 am and the last jamaat will commence at 10.45 am.
The Eid congregation also will be held at 07.30 am on the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
Cabinet members, Jatiya Sangsad's chief whip, whips, lawmakers and officers and employees of the parliament secretariat will take part in the Eid congregation along with local people.
Two Eid congregations will be held at the Dhaka University Central Mosque Masjidul Jamia at 08:00 am and 09:00 am respectively.
On the other hand, Eid congregation will be held at the field adjacent to Salimullah Muslim Hall at 08:00 am. Another Eid congregation will be held at the lawn of Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall at 8am.
Besides, an Eid congregation will also be held at Baitul Salam Jame Mosque inside the Uttar Nilkhet and Giasuddin Ahmed Residential Area at 08:00 am.
The Eid-ul-Azha prayers at MiyaSaheberMaidan Khanka Sharif will be held at 07:00 am at Luxmibazar of Old Dhaka.
At NuraniJame Mosque at Luxmibazar, the Eid prayers will be held at 08:00 am.
Meanwhile, one of the biggest Eid congregations of the country will be held at Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj.
Town's Markaj Mosque Imam Maulana Hafizur Rahman Khan will conduct the Eid Jamaat there at 08:30 am.
All necessary arrangements have been completed to hold the Eid congregation at Sholakia Eidgah.
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