A four-tier security blanket has been arranged to ensure the safety of Muslim devotees as authorities prepare to host the 198th Eid-ul-Azha congregation at the historic Sholakia Eidgah Maidan in Kishoreganj.
The main Eid Jamaat will be held at 9am on Eid day, led by Mufti Abul Khayer Muhammad Saifullah, Khatib of Boro Bazar Jam-e-Mosque, reports UNB.
The prayer will commence following the ceremonial firing of three gunshots.
Deputy commissioner of Kishoreganj and president of the Sholakia Eidgah Committee, Fouzia Khan, shared the details after a meeting held on Monday at the conference room of the Kishoreganj Deputy Commissioner’s Office.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Mizabe Rahmat, Additional Superintendent of Police Mahmudul Islam Talukder, Kishoreganj Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Ershad Mia, and other members of the Eidgah Committee were also present at the meeting.
Maulana Zubair Ibn Abdul Hai, a lecturer at Haybatnagar AU Kamil Madrasa, will serve as the backup imam for the congregation.
A separate Eid prayer has been arranged for women at Surjabala Government Girls' High School.
The main Eidgah field, covering around seven acres, accommodates 206 rows for worshippers. Each row can hold between 700 and 800 devotees, allowing thousands to offer prayers together in one of the country’s largest and most historic congregations.
Sholakia derives its name from this iconic Eid gathering, which once hosted 1.25 lakh (1,25,000) devotees.
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