Over 150 Eid jamaats to be held in Rajshahi city

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RAJSHAHI, Aug 20, 2018 (BSS) – Over 150 Eid jamaats will be held in the
Rajshahi metropolitan area as the main congregation is scheduled to be held
at Shah Makhdum Central Eidgah Maidan at 8 am on Wednesday.

Islamic Foundation officials here said today the main Eid congregation
will be held at Darga Mosque in case of inclement weather.

The second and third largest congregations will be held at Shaheb Bazar
zero point and Tikapara Eidgah Maidan at 8:15 am, they added.

The other major Eid jamaats will be held at Rajshahi University, Rajshahi
University of Engineering and Technology, Rajshahi Court Eidgah, Rajshahi
Stadium, Shalbagan Eidgah, New Market Jame Mosque, Police Line Math,
Upashahar Eidgah Maidan and Rajarhata Jame Mosque.

Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) is extending necessary cooperation to make
the city’s Eid congregations successful.

Besides, the city corporation will decorate the entire city roads and
islands with miniature national flags and banners inscribed with “Eid-
Mubarak” in Bangla and Arabic.

Rajshahi Metropolitan Police and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have taken
all-out security measures for peaceful celebration of Eid-ul-Azha.

Marking the celebration, special diets will be served to the inmates of
different hospitals, jails and Government Shishu Sadan.

RCC has selected 210 spots for slaughtering sacrificial animals on Eid day.

The city corporation authority urged the city dwellers to use only the
selected places for slaughtering sacrificial animals to make the city clean.

Chief Executive Officer Shah Mumin said the corporation is determined to
safe removal of sacrificial animals waste within 12 hours.