The holy Eid-ul-Azha is being celebrated today with religious sentiments and solemnity in the port city.
Meanwhile, a total of 268 Eid Jamaat were held in the port city under the auspices of Chattogram Central Eid Jamaat Committee (CCEJC) and Chattogram City Corporation ( CCC) respectively.
A large number of devotees participated in the Eid prayers and prayed for divine blessing for the peace, prosperity and stability of the country.
Chattogram metropolitan and district police sources said Eid-ul-Azha Jamaats in the city and district were held peacefully.
The authority had taken adequate security measures by deploying sufficient law enforcers at various strategic points in the city and district.
Of the biggest three, one Eid congregation was held at Andarkilla Shahi Jame Mosque at 7 a.morganized by CCEJC and two others were held successively at Jamiatul Falah Mosque at 7.30 a.m and 8 a.m under the auspices of CCC.
Other major Eid Congregations were held at Laldhighi Maidan, Chawkbazar Wali Khan Mosque, 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, Baizeed Bostami (Rh) Dargah Mosque, in between 7.30 a.m to 8 a.m.
Deputy minister for education Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel and former City Mayor A J M Nasir Uddin, among others, offered Eid Jamaat at Jamiatulfalah Mosque.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha