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GAIBANDHA, June 8, 2025 (BSS) - The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, was celebrated in all the seven upazilas of the district on Saturday with due religious fervor, gaiety and solemnity and spirit of sacrifice.
 
In the morning, people of all ages including the young, old and children rushed to the nearest eidgahs, mosques and selected open places and offered their Eid-prayers.
 
The main Eid congregation was held at Central Eidgah Maidan, near Zila Stadium of the town here at the arrangement of the district administration.
 
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Choudhury Muazzam Ahmed, senior officials of the district administration, district level officials, leaders of political parties, elite of the town, professionals and journalists joined the congregation in festive mood.
 
Earlier, DC Choudhury Muazzam Ahmed received the musullis and exchanged Eid greetings with them at the gate of the Eidgah Maidan on behalf of the district administration.
 
Speaking on the occasion, DC Choudhury Muazzam Ahmed said the officials of district administration were working relentlessly to push forward the district towards desired development and sought the cordial cooperation of Gaibandha people to attain the cherished goal.
 
The DC also assured the musullis of providing all sorts of administrative support and assistance for the progress of the Eidgah Maidan.
 
The other Eid congregations were also held at Gaibandha Police Lines, Gausul Azam Eidgah, Al- Falah Jame Mosque, V-AID Road Jame Mosque, PWD Jame Mosque, Gorosthan Jame Mosque, Fakirpara Jame Mosque, Khanka Sharif Jame Mosque, DC-Court Jame Mosque, Circuit House Madrasa Jame Mosque, Dhanghara Eidgah ground, David Company para Jame Mosque and Station Jame Mosque of the town.
 
Another big Eid Jamaat was also held at police lines Jame Mosque where senior police officials of the district police participated in the congregation and offered their Eid prayers. 
 
Thousands of musallis offered special munajat seeking divine blessing and eternal peace of the departed souls, continued peace, progress and prosperity of the country and the Muslim Ummah and embraced with each other saying Eid-Mubarak.
 
Later, the Muslim devotees sacrificed thousands of animals- cow, goat, sheep and buffalos at their homes and the selected places of the district town in the name of Almighty Allah in commemoration of the supreme sacrifice made by the Hazrat Ibrahim (AS).
 
Special and improved diets were also served among the inmates of jail and different hospitals, Shishu Paribars and orphans of the district on the holy occasion.
 
The police administration took adequate measures and the members of RAB, police, and other law enforcing agencies including scouts were deployed everywhere for the peaceful celebration of the Eid-ul-Azha in the district.