Eid-ul-Azha being celebrated with festivity

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DHAKA, Aug 22, 2018 (BSS)-The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest
religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated across the country
today with due solemnity and religious fervor and amid tight security.

On the occasion, the Muslims across the country are offering prayers in
congregations and sacrificing animals in the name of Almighty Allah.

They are also offering special munajat seeking divine blessings for peace,
progress and prosperity of the country as well as welfare of the Muslim
Ummah.

The Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th of Zilhajj month of the Hizri
calendar as Hazrat Ibrahim (AS), on this day, some 4,500 years ago, offered
to sacrifice his beloved son Hazrat Ismail (AS) who willingly submitted to
the will of his father to please Allah.

But the Almighty in His benign mercy spared Hazrat Ismail (AS) and instead
sent a ram to be sacrificed.

To commemorate this historic event, the Muslims all over the world
slaughter sacrificial animals and draw inspiration from the unique example of
sacrifice to please Allah as shown by two great prophets — Hazrat Ibrahim
(AS) and Hazrat Ismail (AS).

President Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Leader of the
Opposition in Parliament Begum Rawshan Ershad gave separate messages,
greeting the Muslims in Bangladesh and all over the world on the occasion of
Eid-ul-Azha.

Meanwhile, millions of people left the capital and other major cities to
celebrate Eid with their near and dear ones in the countryside.

State-run Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar and other TV channels
and radio stations are broadcasting special programmes on the Eid-ul-Azha.

Later on the day, improved diets will be served to inmates of government
hospitals, prisons, orphanages, safe homes and shelter centers.

The main Eid congregation was held at the National Eidgah in the capital at
8am. Pesh Imam of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Mufti Maulana Mohammad
Ehsanul Haque conducted the main Eid congregation.

President M Abdul Hamid offered his Eid-ul-Azha prayers along with hundreds
of people from all walks of life at the National Eidgah.

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

The biggest Eid congregation of the country was held at Solakhia in
Kishoreganj district. One Eid congregation was held at the south plaza of the
Sangsad Bhaban at 7.30 am.

Two Eid congregations were held at the Dhaka University central mosque –
the first one at 8am and the second at 9am.

A total of 230 Eid congregations were held under the Dhaka South City
Corporation (DSCC) and 179 under the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).

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

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