Eid-ul-Adha being celebrated across country
Adequate security measures have been taken by the law enforcement agencies to ensure law and order across the country, including the capital Dhaka marking the holy Eid-ul-Adha
Eid-ul-Adha is being celebrated across the country today (17 June) with animals being sacrificed in the name of Allah.
The largest Eid-ul-Adha congregation of the country was held at Sholakia Eidgah ground in Kishoreganj today with thousands of devotees joining it.
The 197th Eid congregation at the ground, which began at 9am, was conducted by Maolana Hifzur Rahman Khan.
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The devotees prayed for the well-being of the countrymen and as well as the Muslim Ummah.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina extended their greetings to Muslims in the country and worldwide through separate messages on the occasion.
To commemorate this historic event, Muslims across the country are offering prayers in congregations and sacrifice animals in the name of Almighty Allah.
The main Eid congregation was held at the National Eidgah near the High Court Bhaban at 7:30am. The Dhaka South City Corporation has taken all-out preparations to hold the main congregation at the National Eidgah.
A total of five Eid congregations will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.
The first Eid Jamaat was held at 7am while the next four Jamaats will be held at 8am, 9am, 10am and 10:45am respectively.
Adequate security measures have been taken by the law enforcement agencies to ensure law and order across the country, including the capital Dhaka marking the holy Eid-ul-Adha. Law enforces have also been asked to ensure smooth movement of vehicles on highways, waterways and train routes.
State-run Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar as well as other TV channels and radio stations would broadcast special programmes on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Adha.
On Eid day, improved diets will be served to inmates of government hospitals, prisons, orphanages, safe homes and shelter centers.
Meanwhile, Dhaka south and north city corporations have taken preparations to remove garbage of sacrificial animals within 24-hour. The corporation authorities have requested the city dwellers to extend cooperation to their officials-employees to clean the city properly.
Meanwhile, Eid was celebrated yesterday across some villages in Shariatpur and Chandpur on the same date with the people of Saudi Arabia.
Eid-ul-Adha is celebrated on the 10th day of Zil Hajj month of the Hizri calendar as Hazrat Ibrahim (AS), on this day, some 4,500 years ago, offered to sacrifice his beloved son Hazrat Ismail (AS), who willingly submitted to the will of his father to please Allah.
But the Almighty Allah in His benign mercy spared Hazrat Ismail (AS) and instead sent a ram to be sacrifice d.
