President Abdul Hamid.
President Abdul Hamid offered his Eid-ul-Fitr prayer along with hundreds of people from all walks of life on the National Eidgah in the city on Friday morning.
The Chief Justice, ministers, state ministers, Adviser to the Prime Minister, judges of the Supreme Court, members of parliament, senior political leaders, diplomats of different Muslim countries and high civil and military officials also offered prayers at the main Eid jamaat held at 8.30 am.
Khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Prof Maulana Muhammad Salahuddin conducted the Eid prayers.
A special munajat was offered seeking divine blessings for peace and progress of the country, and the welfare of its people and greater unity of the Muslim Ummah.
President Abdul Hamid exchanged Eid greetings with the devotees after the prayers.
The Eid Jamaat was held under the auspices of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) south.
Special arrangements were also made for women and foreign diplomats to offer their Eid prayers at the National Eidgah.
The DCC arranged drinking water and mobile toilets for the devotees at the venue.
Law enforcement agencies, including the President’s Guard Regiment, Dhaka Metropolitan Police and the elite force Rab, provided a tight security to the areas around the Eidgah.
Source: The Daily Star
