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EID-CONGREGATION-RAJSHAHI (with picture)
Rajshahi’s main Eid congregation held at Dargah Mosque
RAJSHAHI, May 25, 2020 (BSS) – The main jamaat (congregation) for holy Eid-
ul-Fitr prayers in Rajshahi city was held at Hazrat Shah Makhdum (r) Dargah
Mosque at 8 am through complying with the government directives amid the novel
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Pesh Imam and Khatib of the mosque Mawlana Mustafizur Rahman conducted the
Eid prayers.
This year, the city’s main Eid congregation was not held at the conventional
Hazrat Shah Makhdum Central Eidgah for the first time in its history due to
the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
The second one was held at the same mosque at 9am. Assistant Imam of the
mosque Hafrez Rajaul Karim conducted the jamaat.
Shariful Islam, Member of Hazrat Shah Mukhdum Dargah Trustee Board, said
they took adequate preparations for holding the today’s Eid-jammat through
complying with the government directives properly amid the present adverse
situation.
Some other big Eid jamaats in the city were held at Rajshahi University
Central Jame Mosque, RUET Central Jame Mosque, Hatemkha Jame Mosque, Shalbagan
Jame Mosque, Police Line Jame Mosque, Mahisbathan Jame Mosque and Upashahar
Jame Mosque.
Thousands of musallis at the end of Eid jamaats offered special munajats
seeking divine blessings and eternal peace of departed souls particularly
their near and dear ones, continued peace, progress, and prosperity of the
country and as well as greater welfare of the Muslim Ummah.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi Hamidul Haque had issued nine-
point government directives relating to holding the Eid-congregations through
maintaining social distancing and other protective measures to stem the Covid-
19 spread.
He said need-based steps were taken so that all the mosque committees
arranged Eid-jamaat through complying with the directives in the greater
interest of the public in general.
Side by side with the district administration, all the government entities
concerned including Islamic Foundation worked hard to this end, he added.
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