BSS-16 409 Eid congregations to be held in city

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409 Eid congregations to be held in city

DHAKA, Aug 21, 2018 (BSS) – A total of 409 Eid congregations will be held
in the capital under two city corporations.

Of those, 230 Eid congregations will be held under the Dhaka South City
Corporation (DSCC) and the rest 179 under the Dhaka North City Corporation
(DNCC).

The main Eid congregation will be held at the Jatiya Eidgah Maidan at 8 am.
Pesh Imam of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Mufti Maulana Mohammad Ehsanul
Haque will conduct the main Eid congregation as the main Imam while Muhtamim
(principal) of Jamia Arabia Ashrafia, Mirpur, Maulana Syed Wahiduzzaman will
be there as alternative Imam, said a press release.

DSCC Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon visited the Jatiya Eidgah Maidan
yesterday.

A total of five Eid congregations will be held at the Baitul Mukarram
National Mosque. The first jamaat will be held at 7am, the second one at 8am,
the third one at 9am, the fourth one at 10am and the last jamaat will be held
at 10.45am.

The President, ministers, the chief justice, member of parliaments and
diplomats are expected to take part in the Eid Jamaat at the Jatiya Eidgah.

The Eid congregation also will be held at 7.30am at the south plaza of the
Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.

The Chief Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad, Whips, cabinet members, lawmakers and
employees of the parliament secretariat will take part in the Eid
congregation along with the local people.

A total of two Eid congregations will be held at the Dhaka University
central mosque -Masjidul Jamia. The first congregation will be held at 8am
and the second one at 9am.

Besides, Eid congregations will be held at the field adjacent to Salimullah
Muslim Hall at 8am and the ground adjacent of Shahidullah Hall main gate at
8am.

Three Eid congregations will be held at Dewan Bagh Sharif at Arambagh-the
first jamaat at 8am, the second at 9.30am and last one at 10am.

One of the biggest Eid congregations of the country will be held at
Solakhia in Kishorganj. All necessary arrangements have been completed to
hold the Eid congregation at Solakhia.

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