Country-wide Eid congregations held

The main Eid-ul-Fitr congregation was held in Dhaka’s National Eidgah at 8:30am today (Saturday). Five Eid congregations were held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 7am, 8am, 9am, 10am and 10:45am. Chittagong Jamiatul Falah Jame Mosque Khatib Maulana Muhammad Jalal Uddin Al-Qaderi conducted the prayers at the National Eidgah where President Md Abdul Hamid, top judges, Cabinet ministers, MPs, politicians and people from all walks of life joined .Besides, a congregation was also held at Parliament’s South Plaza at 8am. At the Dhaka University’s Central Mosque, two congregations took place at 8am and 9am. In Chittagong, the city corporation organised the main congregation at Jamiatul Falah Jame Mosque at 8:30am. Senior Imam Maulana Noor Mohammad Siddiqui led the prayers. Maulana Ahmudul Haque conducted another congregation at the mosque at 9:15am. The district administration organised another congregation at MA Aziz Stadium at 8am. In Rajshahi, the main prayer was held at the city’s Central Eidgah at 8:30am. Jamia Islamia Shah Mokhdum Madrasa Principal Maulana Mufti Shahadat Ali led the prayers. Sylhet’s main congregation was held at Shahi Eidgah at 8:30am. Finance Minister AMA Muhith joined the prayers there. The main congregation in Rangpur was held at Collectorate Eidgah at 8:30am. The main congregations in Barisal and Khulna took place at Hemayetuddin Central Eidgah and Circuit House respectively at 8:30am.