Eid-ul-Fitr Being Celebrated in Several Districts

Several villages in Faridpur, Chandpur, Bhola, Dinajpur, and Moulvibazar districts of the country have been celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday in accordance with Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries.

Thousands of people of these villages offered their prayers at Eid congregation in the morning.

In Faridpur, the main Eid congregation was held on Rupapat High School Ground in Boalmari at 10:30am, said organizers.

Since 1928, thousands of people of Katagor, Sahasrail, Shekhar, Chhoy Hajar, Maitkomra, Bhulbaria, Ganganandapur, Boroga, Kolimajhi, Rakhaltali, Barangkula, Surjok and Dori Sahasrail villages have been fasting during Ramadan and observing Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha along with Saudi Arabia.

In Bhola, a total of 3,000 residents of 14 villages are celebrating the biggest Muslim festival on Monday.

The first congregation of Eid was held at 8:30am in Tobgi village of Borhanuddin upazila of the district.

In Dinajpur, Holy Eid-ul-Fitr prayers have been offered in some parts of five upazilas of the district.

Meanwhile, Shadra and Shamserpur villages in Hajiganj of Chandpur and Badarpur of Patuakhali have already celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday in line with the celebration in Afghanistan, Niger and Mali.

However, according to the government, Eid will be celebrated in the country on Tuesday as the Shawwal moon was not sighted on Sunday evening.

The decision was taken during a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.