The biggest congregation of Eid-ul-Azha of the country is held on Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj in a peaceful atmosphere on Monday morning. Photo: Bhairab office
The biggest congregation of Eid-ul-Azha of the country was held on Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj in a peaceful atmosphere on Monday morning.
Over three lakh devotees joined the congregation.
The 187th Eid-jamaat was conducted by noted Islamic scholar of the country Farid Uddin Mashud at 9:00am.
Like every year, a large number of devotees from across the country including high officials of the district, leaders of different political parties, officials of district administration and media personalities offered their Eid prayers at the congregation.
Two special trains carried the devotees on Bhairav-Kishoreganj and Mymensingh-Kishoreganj routes to facilitate them.
After the prayers a special prayer was offered seeking divine blessings for eternal peace of the freedom fighters, language movement heroes who sacrificed their lives during the War of Liberation in 1971 and in 1952, development and welfare of the people of the country as well as the Muslims.
The mammoth congregation was jointly organised by Eidgha Steering Committee, local municipality, different government offices and Kishoreganj District Administration.
The district administration deployed members of different law enforcement agencies including the police and RAB to ensure a foolproof security in and around the venue during the prayers.
They also conducted a massive search by mine detector and other modern instruments before the Eid congregation.
It may be mentioned here that Mosnod-e-Ala, sixth decedents of Isha Khan erected the Sholakia Eidgah on seven acres of land near the town by the side of River Narosunda in 1828.
Local researchers claimed that nearly one and quarter lakh devotees joined the first Eid congregation at the newly erected maidan and after that the Eidgah was renamed as ‘Soa Lakhi Math’ that finally established as Sholakia.
Source: Prothom Alo
