Main Eid congregation to be held at Nat’l Eidgah at 8:30am
Staff Correspondent
The main congregation of Eid-ul-Fitr will be held at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises at 8:30 am on the Eid day.
However, if weather remains unfavourable or the main congregation is not held at the National Eidgah for any other reason the main congregation will be held at 9:00 am at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.
The decision was taken at an inter-ministerial meeting on Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations headed by State Minister for Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain at the Secretariat on Sunday.
A committee comprising representatives from Cabinet Division, Islamic Foundation, SSF, DMP commissioner, Meteorological Department, SPARRSO and Information and Broadcasting Ministry will be formed with Dhaka Divisional Commissioner to take an immediate decision on shifting the main congregation of Eid to Baitul Mukarram Mosque in case of inclement weather.
The first queue of the main congregation will be longer than last year so that the VIPs can stand in the first row.
Depending on the sighting of the moon, the holy Eid-ul-Fitr is expected to be celebrated on March 31 or April 1.
