The main congregation of Eid-ul-Azha will be held at 7:30am at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises in the capital on Eid day.
All preparations have been taken to hold the Eid congregation, said Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh while visiting the Jatiya Eidgah ground on Monday.
However, the jamaat will be held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 8am in case of inclement weather.
Some 35,000 Muslim devotees can attend the Eid jamaat at a time inside the main canopy while several others will join the jamaat outside it.
Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in Bangladesh on June 29.
Sholakia to host country’s largest Eid congregation
The largest Eid congregation in the country will be held at Sholakia Eidgah field in the district of Kishoreganj at 9am on Eid day.
Three-tier security measures have been taken in and around the Eidgah to ensure foolproof security, said deputy commissioner of Kishoreganj Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad on Monday after inspecting the maidan ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha prayers.
The main Eid jamaat will be held at 9am and Maulana Farid Uddin Masud will lead the Eid congregation, he added.
People will not be allowed to carry mobile phone sets and umbrellas on security grounds.
Law enforcers along with plainclothes police will be deployed. Apart from CCTV cameras, four watchtowers will be set up to keep an eye on the ground.
Six ambulances and 2 fire-fighting units will remain on standby round-the-clock for any emergency.
Besides, two special trains named Sholakia Express-1 and Sholakia Express-2 will run on Bhairab-Kishoreganj and Mymensingh-Kishoreganj routes to ensure the safe participation of people at the largest Eid jamaat in the country.
Sholakia Express- 1 will leave Bhairab at 6am and reach Kishoreganj at 8am while Sholakia Express-2 will leave Mymensingh at 6:30am and reach Kishoreganj at 8:30 am.
The Eidgah is situated on the northern bank of the Norsunda River. Mannan Dad Khan, former Dewan of Haibatnagar in Kishoreganj, donated 4.35 acres of land through Waqf deeds in 1950 and now the Eidgah has an area of seven acres.
The waqf document mentions that Eid Jamaat was held at Sholakia Eidgah Maidan some 200 years ago.
During the 2016 Eid-ul-Fitr congregation, militants launched a surprise attack on a temporary police check post near the Eidgah, killing at least four people, including two policemen.
Every year, Sholakia Eidgha Maidan turns into a sea of people. People offer prayers and seek blessings from Allah for peace and happiness.
