Largest Eid congregation at Sholakia held amid tight security

Kishoreganj Correspondent: The country’s largest Eid congregation at Sholakia was held peacefully amid tight security where lakhs of devotees attended.

The prayers began at 10:00am with lakhs of devotees coming from different parts of Bangladesh and from abroad ahead of Eid to attend the historic Eid jamaat at the Sholakia Eidgah.

It was the 190th Eid jamaat at the Sholakia grounds where Chairman of Islahul Muslimeen Council and President of Jamaat-e-Ulema Maulana Md Fariduddin Masud conducted the prayers.

A special munajat was also offered seeking divine blessings for peace, development and welfare of the people of the country as well as Muslim Ummah.

Before the munajat, Fariduddin Masud said, “Once upon a time terrorist acts were taken place in the country in name of persons who support the political views or policies of the left. Now these incidents are being taken place in name of religion. But peace-loving people of Bangladesh did not accept these terrorist acts and will not accept in future.”

Following the last year’s militant attack on the Eid congregation in Sholakia, the government took unprecedented security measures for the country’s largest Eid congregation. The devotees were searched before they entered the ground in four phases, to avoid any untoward incident. They were allowed only to carry their prayer mats.

The police, RAB, BGB and other secuirty forces were watchful on the occasion.

risingbd/Kishoreganj/June 26, 2017/Rumon Chakrabarty/Amirul