Eid-ul-Azha being celebrated across country
Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of Muslims, is being celebrated across Bangladesh on Wednesday with great religious fervour and enthusiasm to commemorate the supreme sacrifice of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS).
Millions of Muslims offered prayers in Eidgahs (open spaces) and mosques Wednesday morning all over the country, seeking divine blessings, peace and progress for the country.
The main Eid-ul-Azha jamaat (congregation) was held at National Eidgah adjacent to Bangladesh Supreme Court at 8:00am in Dhaka.
President Abdul Hamid, cabinet members, government high-ups, diplomats and non-government officials, among others, attended the Eid prayers.
President Abdul Hamid offers his Eid-ul-Azha prayers along with others at the National Eidgah on Wednesday morning. — Indrajit Ghosh
Strict security measures were taken to ensure safety and security at the Eidgah during the Eid congregation.
The devotees were not allowed to carry any bags at the prayer-ground.
Besides, five Eid congregations were held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 7:00am, 8:00am, 9:00am, 10:00am and 10:45am.
Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj and Gor-e-Shaheed Baro Maidan in Dinajpur hosted the country’s largest Eid congregations.
Following the Eid prayers, Muslims are performing rituals of sacrificing animals, spend their time feasting with family and friends and distribute sacrificial meat among their family members, friends, and the poor.
President Abdul Hamid, prime minister Sheikh Hasina and leader of the opposition in parliament Begum Rawshan Ershad issued separate messages, greeting the Muslims in Bangladesh and all over the world on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
Eid greetings were exchanged by president Abdul Hamid at a reception he hosted at Bangabhaban.
At a separate reception hosted by her at Ganabhaban, prime minister Sheikh Hasina also exchanged Eid greetings.
The radio and television channels have chalked out a series of special programmes on the occasion of Eid.
News Courtesy: www.newagebd.net
