Residents of 40 villages in Chandpur district will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday, reports Daily Sun.
The villagers of Hajiganj, Faridganj, Matlab North, Kachua and Sharasti upazilas will celebrate Eid on Wednesday following Saudi Arabia and its neighbours.
Late Maulana Ishaque introduced the practice of Eid celebration in Chandpur in line with the celebration in Saudi Arabia in 1931.
Devotees of these villages began fasting on the same date with the people of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia announced that the Kingdom will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday as the Shawwal moon was not sighted on Monday evening.
Meanwhile, the National Moon Sighting Committee in Bangladesh is scheduled to meet on Tuesday evening to decide the date of Eid.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan