Holy Eid-ul-Fitr today
Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on Saturday (22 April) with due solemnity and religious fervour.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Moon Sighting Committee at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Friday evening.
The committee made the call after reviewing data from all district administrations, Islamic Foundation head offices, divisional and district offices, the Meteorological Department and space research and remote sensing institutes.
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With State Minister for Religious Affairs Faridul Haque Khan in the chair, the meeting was attended by Religion Secretary Kazi Enamul Hasan, Chief Information Officer (Additional Responsibilities) Shahenur Mia, Director General (Additional Secretary) of the Islamic Foundation Mushfiqur Rahman, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs Munim Hasan, Joint Secretary of the Cabinet Division Chaiful Islam, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Nazrul. Islam, Dhaka District ADC Ilias Mehedi, Bangladesh Television Director (Administration and Finance) Zahirul Islam.
The largest religious festival of Muslims will be celebrated amid religious fervour and enthusiasm after a month of fasting.
Besides, the main jamaat of Eid-ul-Fitr will be held at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises in Dhaka at 8:30am. Around 35,000 devotees would be able to participate in the congregation.
President Abdul Hamid on Saturday will offer Eid prayers at the National Eidgah ground on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, which will be his last Eid as the country's figurehead President.
According to an Islamic Foundation press release issued on Tuesday (18 April), five Eid jamaats (congregation) will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr.
The first Eid jamaat will be held at 7am while the next four Jamaats will be held at 8am, 9am, 10am and 10:45am respectively.
Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Senior Pesh Imam Hafez Maulana Mizanur Rahman will conduct the first Eid jamaat. Hafez Mufti Muhibullah Baki Nadvi will conduct the second jamaat while the other three jamaats will be led by Dr Maolana Abu Saleh Patowari, Hafez Maolana Ehsanul Haque and Maolana Muhiuddin Kashem respectively.
The Ramna Traffic Division under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) today issued the traffic guidelines for the people who want to join the Jatiya Eidgah on Eid-ul-Fitr jamaat.
Meanwhile, Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) M Khurshid Hossain said no information on terror attacks ahead of Eid was found after analyzing the intelligence and cyber monitoring information.
Regarding security of Eidgah, the RAB DG said the security system was strengthened in various important Eidgahs (National Eidgah, Sholakia Eidgah and Dinajpur Gore Shahid Eidgah Maidan) including the capital city.
"The National Eidgah was swept by the dog squad and bomb disposal unit. There will be CCTV coverage. Adequate uniforms and plain clothes security personnel will patrol Eidgah maidan. While intelligence surveillance has been strengthened at all important Eidgahs," he said.
Khurshid said the RAB's cyber monitoring team is working to stop spreading of rumours, incitement and false information in the virtual world centered on Eid.
President M Abdul Hamid will exchange greetings with the cross-section of people at Bangabhaban on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Fitr.
"The President will say his Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at the National Eidgah in front of the High Court in the capital at 8.30 am. Later, he will also exchange Eid greetings with people of all classes at Bangabhaban from 10am-11.30am," President's press secretary Md Joynal Abedin told BSS.
"The President will also deliver a short speech on the occasion," he added.
On Eid day, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will exchange greetings with people, including party leaders and workers, as well as judges and foreign diplomats, at her official residence Ganobhaban. This programme could not be held in 2020, 2021 and 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
On Friday, Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated in some upazilas of Dinajpur, Chandpur and Lalmonirhat districts amid religious fervour in line with Saudi Arabia.
