Eid-ul-Azha celebrated in cities
Eid-ul-Azha, one of the religious festivals of Muslim community, was celebrated in metropolitan cities on Tuesday with the spirit of sacrifice and festivity. Staff reporter from Barisal: City dwellers celebrated Eid with due respect in Barisal on Tuesday.
The main Eid congregation in Barisal city was held on Hemayet Uddin Eidgah Maidan at 8am on Tuesday. BCC Mayor, lawmaker, judges, socio-political-cultural personalities, high-ranking government officials as well as mass people participated in Eid congregation which was led by Hafez Mawlana Shihabuddin.
Double Eid congregations arranged in the city centers at Zame Ebaedullah mosque, Zame Kasai mosque, Baitul Mokarram Mosque, Zame Nuria School Mosque, Police Line Mosque between 7am to 8am, Mawlana Kazi Abdul Mannan, Barisal unit president of Jatiya Iamam Samity added. Besides more than 168 Eid congregations held this year all over the Barisal city area.
After completing Eid congregation, Muslim community members slaughtered sacrificial animal and distributed part of the meat among poor, relatives, neighbours as the Eid ul Azha ritual.
Besides more than forty-five thousand people of twelve thousand families observed Eid ul Azha on Monday in accordance with Saudi Arabia in 80 places of 10 upazilas under Barisal, Patuakhali, Bhola, Jhalakati and Barguna districts.
BSS adds from Rangpur :On the Eid day the concerned administrations and authorities ensured peaceful celebrations of the religious festivity amid tight security through deploying huge number of police, Ansar-VDP, RAB forces and volunteers.
The Muslims offered Eid-ul-Azha prayers and munajat at the Eidgahs and mosques seeking divine blessings and eternal peace for departed souls of nearer and dearer ones and continued peace and prosperity of the country, its people and Muslim Ummah.
The national flag was hoisted atop all government, semi-government and private buildings and mosques, Eidgahs, streets and major buildings were decorated with colourful flags and banners inscribed with Eid Mubarak.
Improved diets were served to inmates of all hospitals, jails, shishu paribars, orphanages and vagrant welfare centers.
Rangpur City Corporation in association with the district and police administrations arranged the main Eid-ul-Azha congregations at 8:30 am at the Central Collectorate Eid ground where high dignitaries participated.
Prime Ministers Special Envoy and Jatiya Party Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad, State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Mashiur Rahman Ranga, City Mayor Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu, Vice-chancellor of Begum Rokeya University AKM Nurun Nabi and Divisional Commissioner Kazi Hassan Ahmed took part in the main congregations.
Deputy Commissioner Rahat Anwar, leaders of Awami League and other political parties, officials, socio-cultural personalities, professionals and elite also participated in the main congregations. Deputy Inspector General for Rangpur Range Khondker Golam Faruk, Police Super Mizanur Rahman and high police officials offered Eid-ul-Azha prayers at Rangpur Police Lines ground at 7:45 am.
The major Eid congregations were held at Keramotia Jam-e-Mosque, Shalbon Mistripara Jam-e-Mosque, Mandalpara Baro Eidgah, Damodarpur Baro Maidan, Satmatha Jam-e-Mosque, Munshipara Eidgah, Kamal Kachhna Baro Jam-e-Mosque, Nasirabad Ekramia Jam-e-Mosque, Mulatol Alia Madrasa, Mahiganj Shahi Jam-e-Mosque, Alamnagar Aftabia Eidgah and between 8 am and 9 am in the city.
BSS adds from Rajshahi: The main Eid congregation was held at Hazrat Shah Mukhdum (R) Central Eidgah Moidan at 8am. Principal of Jameya Islamia Shahmukhdum Mufti Muhammad Shahdat Ali conducted the prayers.
Fazley Hossain Badsha, MP, Commissioner of Rajshahi division Abdul Hannan and Deputy Commissioner Kazi Ashraf Uddin offered their Eid prayers along with other dignitaries at the Central Eidgah.
The second and third largest ones were held at City Eidgah (Tikapara) and Shaheb Bazar Zero Point respectively at the same time.
Besides, some other big Eid congregations in the city were held at Hatemkha, Stadium Ground, Shalbagan, Alif Lam Meem Bhata Eidgah, Police Line Parade Ground, Mohisbathan Eidgah math, Upashahar Eidgah Moidan, RUET campus and Rajshahi University campus. Around 130 other Eid congregations were held at the traditional and temporary venues in the Rajshahi metropolis.
Thousands of devotees at the end of Eid congregations offered special munajats (prayers) seeking divine blessings and eternal peace of departed souls particularly their near and dear ones, continued peace, progress, and prosperity of the country and as well as greater welfare of the Muslim Ummah.
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) decorated the citys important points and road islands with National and colorful flags inscribed with Eid Mubarak.
Improved diets were served to the inmates of different hospitals, jails, Shishu Paribars, orphanages and vagrant welfare centres on the occasion.
Meanwhile, many of the people particularly the teenagers are still celebrating the Eid festival in the city visiting the amusement spots especially the bank of the river Padma with joy and enthusiasm making the spots overcrowded.
Thousands of people, especially children, poured in and around the citys parks, historic places and other recreation centres to enjoy the Eid.
Shahid AHM Kamaruzzaman Central Park and Zoo, Zia Shishu Park, Varendra Research Museum, Vadra Park, Padma Garden and Borokuthi amusement point drew huge crowd.
