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The National Eidgah is ready to host the main Eid congregation under the overall supervision of Dhaka South City Corporation.
DSCC Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh inspected the preparations for the main congregation of Eid at the National Eidgah on Saturday.
After inspecting the Eidgah, the mayor told reporters, “We have completed the arrangements so that the people of Dhaka can perform Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at the National Eidgah again after two years of overcoming the Corona epidemic”, reports BSS.
“The National Eidgah has been beautifully decorated. Law enforcement agencies are also working to ensure the security of the main Eid Jamaat. Through this we are creating a beautiful and safe environment so that the people of Dhaka can come to the National Eidgah and participate in the main congregation of Eid,” he added.
He called upon the people of Dhaka to participate in the Eid Jamaat at the National Eidgah and wished them a happy Eid-ul-Fitr in advance. He invited the people of Dhaka to offer prayers at the National Eidgah so that everyone could take part in the Eid Jamaat together.
Taposh said 35,000 worshipers will be able to participate in the Eid Jamaat at the National Eidgah.
The main congregation will be held at the National Eidgah at 8:30am.
Besides, five Eid jamaats will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr.
The first Eid jamaat will be held at 7:00am, according to a press release issued by Islamic Foundation on Saturday.
Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Senior Pesh Imam Hafez Maulana Mizanur Rahman will lead the first Eid jamaat.
The second Eid jamaat will be held at 8am led by Hafez Mufti Muhibullah Baki Nadvi. Dr Maolana Abu Saleh Patowari will lead the third jamaat at 9am while Hafez Maolana Ehsanul Haque and Maolana Muhiuddin Kashem will lead the fourth and fifth jamaat respectively at 10am and 10:45am.
A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held on Sunday to fix the starting date of Eid-ul-Fitr.
During the visit, South City Chief Executive Officer Farid Ahmed, Chief Waste Management Officer Air Commodore Sitwat Naeem, Chief Engineer Saleh Ahmed, Secretary Akramuzzaman, Chief Health Officer (Acting) Dr. Fazle Shamsul Kabir, Additional Chief Engineer (Power) said. Zafar Ahmed, supervising engineer Anisur Rahman and Munshi. Abul Hashem, Region-1 Regional Executive Officer Marina Nazneen, Ramna Division (Traffic) Deputy Commissioner of Police Joydev Chowdhury and Additional Commissioner of Police. Mizanur Rahman, Mithun Chandra Sheel, Executive Engineer, Region-1, South City was present. Senior officials from the Fire Service and Civil Defense, the Department of Public Works and the RAB were also present during the mayor’s visit.
