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Muslims in 40 Chandpur villages to celebrate Eid Sunday
Muslims in 40 Chandpur villages to celebrate Eid Sunday
Chandpur, June 16 - Residents of 40 villages in Chandpur district will celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on Sunday amid much enthusiasm and religious fervour.
The villagers of Hajiganj, Faridganj, Matlab North, Kachua and Sharasti upazilas will celebrate Eid on Sunday following Saudi Arabia.
The main congregation of Eid-ul-Azha will be held at 9am at Peer Mawlana Ishaque Saheb Darbar Sharif Jame Mosque in Shadra village of Hajiganj upazila, said Maulana Zakariya Chowdhury of the Darbar Sharif.
The Eid congregation will be led by him, he added.
Late Maulana Ishaque introduced the practice of Eid celebration in Chandpur in line with the celebration in Saudi Arabia in 1928.
The local administration is staying alert so that no untoward incident occurs anywhere during the celebrations.-UNB