Eid-ul-Azha celebrated -

Eid-ul-Azha, the second-biggest religious festival of the Muslims, was celebrated across the country on Monday with due solemnity and religious fervour.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages greeting the Muslims of the country and all over the world on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, reports BSS.
The main congregation (jamaat) of the Eid-ul Azha was held at Jatiya Eidgah ground adjacent to the High Court under the auspices of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).
President Mohammed Shahabuddin, Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan, DSCC Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, cabinet members, Supreme Court judges, lawmakers, senior political leaders, diplomats and high civil and military officials offered prayers at the main Eid jamaat (congregation).
Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Khatib Hafez Mufti Maulana Ruhul Amin conducted the prayers while Md Anisur Rahman performed duty as mukabbir.
After the jamaat, special prayers were offered seeking peace, progress and welfare of the people. Following the prayers, the devotees shook hands and embraced each other.
Like previous years, five congregations (jamaat) were held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital.
Eid congregation was held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban at 8am.
Chief Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury, Science and Technology Minister Architect Yafesh Osman, Abul Hasnat Abdullah, MP, AB Tazul Islam, MP, JS Speaker's husband Sayed Ishtiaq Hossain, Senior Secretary of JS Secretariat KM Abdus Salam and others lawmakers, JS officials and employees and devotees attended the Eid Jamaat, said a press release.
Eid congregations were also held at mosques and Eidgahs across the country.
After offering prayers, devotees sacrificed cattle on the first day of Eid today according to their ability in the hope of attaining infinite grace from Almighty Allah. Some devotees will also slaughter cattle tomorrow, the second day of the Eid.
Dhaka South and North City Corporations began its activities to remove wastes of sacrificial animals within the 24-hour period from the city.
The corporation authorities requested the city dwellers to extend cooperation to their officials-employees to clean the city properly. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted all Freedom Fighters (FFs) of the country on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha.
Like other occasions, the Premier sent flowers, fruits and sweetmeats to the war-wounded freedom fighters (FFs) and members of the martyred families at Martyred and War-wounded Freedom Fighters' Rehabilitation Centre (Muktijoddha Tower-1) at Gaznavi Road in the capital's Mohammadpur area as a mark of her good wishes for them.