Largest Eid congregation held in Sholakia

The largest Eid-ul-Azha congregation of the country was held amid overwhelming participation by tens of thousands of people in the historic Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj.
Maulana Hizbur Rahman Khan, Imam of Kishoreganj Samsuddin Bhuiyan Markaz Jame Masjid conducted the 188th congregation at 9am. A special prayer was offered seeking peace, welfare and prosperity of the mankind of the world and the nation.
Devotees were allowed to enter the ground through 28 entrances after a security check. The entire ground was brought under a four-tier security net with deployment of large number of law enforcers, including police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and different intelligence personnel. Deputy Commissioner of Kishoreganj and president of the eidgah management committee GSM Jafarullah and other elites of the society  were present.
Two special trains operated on Bhairab-Kishoreganj and Kishoreganj-Mymensingh routes on the occasion.
The first congregation on the ground was held in 1828 when a local Dewan, called Sayeed Ahmed of Haibatnagar Dewan Bari of the town, organised the Eid congregation on one of the fields of his own called “Taluk” (revenue zone). The name of Sholakia came from “Shoa Lakh” meaning 125,000 people had joined the Eid-ul-Fitr prayers.

 

Largest Eid congregation held in Sholakia

The largest Eid-ul-Azha congregation of the country was held amid overwhelming participation by tens of thousands of people in the historic Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj. Maulana Hizbur Rahman Khan, Imam of Kishoreganj Samsuddin Bhuiyan Markaz Jame Masjid conducted the 188th congregation at 9am. A special prayer was offered seeking peace, welfare and prosperity of the mankind of the world and the nation. Devotees were allowed to enter the ground through 28 entrances after a security check. The entire ground was brought under a four-tier security net with deployment of large number of law enforcers, including police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and different intelligence personnel. Deputy Commissioner of Kishoreganj and president of the eidgah management committee GSM Jafarullah and other elites of the society were present. Two special trains operated on Bhairab-Kishoreganj and Kishoreganj-Mymensingh routes on the occasion. The first congregation on the ground was held in 1828 when a local Dewan, called Sayeed Ahmed of Haibatnagar Dewan Bari of the town, organised the Eid congregation on one of the fields of his own called Taluk (revenue zone). The name of Sholakia came from Shoa Lakh meaning 125,000 people had joined the Eid-ul-Fitr prayers.