The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Rangpur

The greatest religious festival of the Muslims, Eid-ul-Fitr, was celebrated in Rangpur and other adjoining northern districts with great enthusiasms, due religious fervour, gaiety and solemnity and in a befitting manner.

The biggest Eid congregation was held at Rangpur Collectorate Eidgah Maidan where senior officials, leaders of political parties, elite of the city, professionals and journalists performed their Eid prayers.

The Police Administrations took adequate steps and members of Police, Ansar-VDP, RAB, volunteers and other law enforcers were deployed everywhere for tranquillity and peaceful celebrations of the festivity.

The other huge Eid congregations in Rangpur were held at Rangpur Police Line ground, Keramotia Mosque ground, Mulatol Madrasha ground, Munshipara Eidgah Math, Rangpur Zilla School ground, Dhap Mohammadpur Jame Mosque ground, Alamnagar Wakf Mosque, Kamal Kachna Baro Jam-e-Masjid, Sadar Hospital Jame Mosque ground, Shalbon Mistripara Koilash-ranajan Math, Alamnagar Wakf Mosque, Keramotia Madrasha ground, Kedarer Pull ground, Mirbag Ramchandrapur Jame Mosque, Nasirabad Ekramia Jame Mosque ground, Nachnia Jame Mosque, Damodarpur Baro Eidgah ground, Central Bus Terminal Jame Mosque and Mahiganj College ground. Bigger Eid Jamaats were also held in all other seven upazila headquarters, Badarganj Karamotia Chandamari Jame Mosque, Pirgacha Karbala Eidgah Maidan, Pirgacha JN High School ground, Pirgacha Ahle Hadith Mosque, Satdorgah Mosque, Parul Chechakandi Orphanage ground, Kishamat Bishu Manjai Eidgah Maidan, Alambiditor Paikan Baro Jame Mosque ground and at other places. Besides, Eid Jamaats in the pourasabhas and rural areas were held as per the locally chalked out schedules. Similar reports of Eid celebrations were received from adjoining Nilphamari, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Dinajpur, Joypurhat, Bogra and Naogaon districts. The main Eid Jamaats were held at Gora Shaheed Maidan in Dinajpur, Pourashava ground in Panchagarh, Central Eidgah in Thakurgaon, Natun Shahar Kendriyo Eidgah ground in Kurigram, Central Eidgah ground at Nobaberhat in Lalmonirhat, Pourashava ground in Nilphamari, Stadium ground in Gaibandha, Collectorate Eidgah ground in Joypurhat, Sutrapur Central Eidgah in Bogra, Nawjawan ground in Naogaon.

Thousands of Muslims offered special Munajats seeking divine blessings and eternal peace for their departed souls of their dearer and nearer ones, continued peace, development, progress and prosperity of the country and Muslim Ummah and unity among them in all Eid congregations everywhere. National flag was hoisted atop all government and private buildings; mosques, streets, roadsides and major buildings were illuminated at night and decorated with colourful lightings and flags, banners bearing Islamic inscriptions. Special and improved diets were served among the inmates of different hospitals, jails, Shishu Paribars, orphanages and vagrant welfare centres in all of these northern districts, officials in the concerned administration told BSS.