C T Online Desk: April 22, 2023– The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated in the port city as elsewhere in the district with due religious solemnity.
Earlier, the district administration, Chattogram City Corporation and Islamic Foundation took programmes to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr in the city and across the district.
A total of 266 Eid congregations, including three at the Jamiatul Falah Mosque, 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 joined 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-Fitr jamaats in the city and district were held peacefully.
The authority had taken adequate security measures in the city and districts.
City Mayor Reazaul Karim Chowdhury, Deputy Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, BNP Central Vice Chairman Mir Mohammad Nashir Uddin, former Mayor and City Awami League General Secretary AJM Nashir Uddin, former Mayor and Jatiya Party Leader Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury, Jatiya Party Presidium Member and city AL President Solaiman Alam Seth, City BNP member secretary Abul Hashem Bakkar, Deputy Commissioner Chattogram, politicians and high officials administration joined the main congregation at Jamiatul Falah Mosque at 9 am.
The biggest Eid-ul-Fitr congregation of the district was also held at Andarkillah Shahi Jamia Mosque in the city at 9 am.
Besides, the Muslim devotees joined the Eid-ul-Fitr congregations at the mosques at all 14 upazila of the district between 8 am and 9 am.
The devotees offered special munajats seeking divine blessings for eternal peace of departed souls of their relatives, and continued peace and prosperity of the country, its people, Muslim Ummah and whole humanity.
The national flag was hoisted atop government, semi-government, autonomous and private buildings and improved diets were served among inmates of hospitals, jails, shishu paribars, orphanages and vagrant welfare centres across the district.
