Dhaka: Four-tier security measures have been taken in and around the historic Sholakia Eidgah here in the district to observe the Eid-ul-Fitr amid festivity. The Eid jamaat will be held at 10 AM at the grand venue. Sholakia Eidgah Maidan management committee president and Kishoreganj deputy commissioner (DC) Fauzia Khan made the announcement today after visiting the site and overseeing ongoing works.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, all preparations, including security measures, are almost complete to hold the 198th jamaat (congregation) of the Eid-ul-Fitr at the Sholakia Eidgah ground this year. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-14, Mymensingh captain additional DIG Naimul Islam and Kishoreganj’s superintendent of police (SP) Mohammad Hasan Chowdhury were present on the occasion. Fauzia Khan stated that devotees will not be allowed to enter Eidgah with anything other than a cap, prayer mat, and mobile phone. Umbrellas will not be permitted. For the convenience of the devotees arriving at the Sholakia Ei
dgah Maidan, two special trains named Sholakia Express will operate on the Kishoreganj-Mymensingh and Bhairab-Kishoreganj routes on Eid day.
Khatib of Boro Bazar Masjid in the town, Mufti Abul Khair Mohammad Saifullah, will lead the congregation. In the absence of Mufti Abul Khair, Hoybatnagar AU Kamil Madrasa lecturer Maulana Zubair Ibn Abdul Hai will take the lead. In a bid to ensure security, five platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), 1,100 police members in uniform and plain clothes, and hundreds of RAB and Ansar members will be deployed in and around the Eidgah venue. Law enforcers will also take positions on roofs of buildings in the adjacent areas of the ground to further ensure security.
Attendees will be required to pass through at least four police checkpoints to enter the Eidgah Maidan. RAB and policemen will monitor the movement of people with binoculars from six watch towers, in addition to four drones and several CCTV cameras across the area. Members of the fire service, a medical team wi
th six ambulances, a police quick response team, and a bomb disposal team will remain active in the Eid ground.