568 Eid congregations in capital
A total of 568 Eid jamats will be held in the capital under two city corporations this Eid.
Of those, 298 will be held under Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and the rest under Dhaka North City Corporation.
The main Eid congregation will be held at the Jatiya Eidgah Moydan at 8:30am. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Senior Pesh Imam Hafez Muhammad Mizanur Rahman will lead the first Eid jamat.
Five Eid congregations will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 7am, 8am, 9am, 10am and 10:45am.
DSCC Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon visited the Jatiya Eidgah yesterday.
“Law enforcement agencies will have the responsibility of ensuring the security at the Jatiya Eidgah,” he said, adding that over one lakh people will be able to take part in this jamat.
Over 5,000 women will be able to attend the congregation, Khokon said.
The president, ministers, chief justice, members of parliament and diplomats are expected to take part in the Eid jamat at Jatiya Eidgah.
Another congregation will be held at 8am at the National Parliament’s south plaza.
Dhaka University central mosque will have two Eid congregations at 8am and 9am.
Three Eid congregations will be held at Dewan Bagh Sharif in Arambagh at 8am, 9:30am and 10am.
Meanwhile, the country’s largest Eid congregation will be held at Kishoreganj’s Solakia at 10am.
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