Eid-ul-Azha celebrated in Chittagong

Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdullah Al Noman and Awami League central leader Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu embrace each other after the Eid prayers at Jamiyatul Falah National Mosque in Chittagong on the Eid day. PHOTO: STAR

A total of 222 Eid congregations at mosques and selected open spaces including three big ones at M A Aziz Stadium and Jamiatul Falah Mosque were held in the city under the auspices of Chittagong Central Eid Jamaat Committee (CCEJC) and Chittagong City Corporation (CCC).

Other major Eid congregations were held at Andarkilla Shahi Jame Mosque, Laldighi Maidan, Parade Maidan, Masjeed-e-Baitus Sharf at Kadamtali, Pologround Railway Public High School Maidan, Shah Amanat Shah (Rh) Dargah Maidan, Metropolitan Police Line Maidan, Agrabad Jamboree field, Bayzeed Bostami (Rh) Dargah Mosque.

Large numbers of Muslims attended the Eid prayers seeking divine blessings for the continued peace, prosperity and stability of the country as well as Muslim Ummah.

As the prayers over, affluent people offered their sacrificial animals by slaughtering those in the name of Allah in commemoration of the supreme sacrifice made by Hazrat Ibrahim (A).

Authorities concerned took adequate security measures by deploying RAB, BDR, Police and Ansars at various strategic points in the city to keep vigil on law and order.

Important city corners and public buildings were illuminated and improved diet was served in the hospitals, jails, orphanages, and also in youth and juveniles centres run by the social welfare department.