BSS-01 Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated in Netrakona

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Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated in Netrakona

NETRAKONA, Jun 17, 2018 (BSS)-Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious
festivals of the Muslims, was celebrated on Saturday in the district town as
elsewhere of the country with due solemnity, religious fervor and pomp and
gaiety.

The main Eid jamaat (congregation) of the district was held at Netrakona
Central Jam-e-Mosque at 9 am. Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports Arif Khan
Joy, Netrakona Deputy Commissioner Main-ul-Islam, Netrakona Pourasabha Mayor
Nazrul Islam Khan, district-level officers, political leaders, civil society
members and people from all walks of life joined the congregation.

Chief imam of the Jam-e-mosque Azizur Rahman conducted the Eid prayers.

The second big Eid congregation was held on Netrakona Alia Madrasa premises
at 9:30 am.

Other major Eid jamaats were held on Miftaulum Madrasa premises on
Barhatta Road, Chandranath High School premises on Malni Road and Ashraf Rice
Mill premises at Malni in the morning.

The Netrakona district administration designed a programme in line with the
national programme for celebrating the Eid festival peacefully.

As part of the programme, the national flag was hoisted atop of all public
and private buildings here.

Improve diets were supplied to the inmates of the hospitals, jails and
orphanage family centers in the district.

Local newspapers brought out special supplements on the occasion.

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