Eid ul Fitr is being celebrated in Bangladesh on Wednesday with due religious fervor and festivity. Special Prayers were organized in mosques across the country to mark the occasion. The main Eid congregation was held at the National Eidgah Maidan in Dhaka with the Khatib of Baitul Mokarram National Mosque Prof Maulana Mohammad Salah Uddin conducting the Eid prayers. President Zillur Rahman, Ministers, Judges of the Supreme Court, senior political leaders, diplomats of different Muslim countries along with people from different walks of life participated in the prayers at the National Eidgah maidan. The government has announced a three day holiday on the occasion of Eid. Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia greeted the people on the on the occasion Eid Ul Fitr.
News On AIR | August 31, 2011 2:38 PM
Eid ul Fitr is being celebrated in Bangladesh