The main jamaat of Eid-ul-Azha will be held at the National Eidgah in Dhaka at 7:30am, while five congregations will also take place at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.
According to the National Moon Sighting Committee, Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated across Bangladesh on May 28.
Meanwhile, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has completed all preparations for the main jamaat.
DSCC Administrator Md Abdus Salam expressed hope that President Mohammed Shahabuddin, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, cabinet members, judges, senior state officials, and foreign diplomats will attend.
The National Eidgah ground covers nearly 30,000 square metres, of which around 25,400 square metres have been allocated for the main prayer pandal. Authorities said approximately 35,000 worshippers can offer prayers there simultaneously in 121 rows.
Special arrangements have been made for 250 male and 80 female VIPs. Separate prayer spaces have also been designated for around 31,000 male and nearly 3,500 female worshippers.
There will be four entry gates at the venue -- one for VIPs, two for general male worshippers, and one for women. Seven exit gates have also been designated, including one for VIPs, five for male worshippers, and one for women.
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Of the 121 prayer rows, five have been reserved for male VIPs and one for female VIPs. There will also be 65 large rows for general male worshippers and 50 smaller rows for women.
Authorities have taken extensive security measures around the congregation. Fire Service and Civil Defence personnel will be deployed with firefighting equipment. Facilities including first aid, mobile toilets, rainwater drainage, and waterproof canopies have also been ensured.
At the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, five Eid congregations will be held in phases.
According to the Islamic Foundation, the first jamaat will begin at 7:00am, led by the mosque’s Senior Pesh Imam, Hafez Maulana Mufti Md Mizanur Rahman, with Muazzin Qari Ishaq serving as the mukabbir.
The second congregation will be held at 8:00am, led by Maulana Waliur Rahman Khan, acting director of the foundation’s Zakat Fund Department. Chief Khadem Md Nasir Ullah will serve as the mukabbir.
The third congregation is scheduled for 9:00am, with Mufti Md Abdullah leading the prayers and Md Ruhul Amin serving as the mukabbir.
The fourth congregation will take place at 10:00am, led by Maulana Mohammad Nur Uddin, additional duty deputy director of the Islamic Foundation’s Religious Dawah and Culture Department. Md Abdul Hadi will act as the mukabbir.
The fifth and final congregation will be held at 10:45am. It will be led by Zubair Ahmad Al-Azhari, a religious instructor at the Imam Training Academy, while Md Amir Hossain will serve as the mukabbir.
In case any designated imam is absent, Islamic Foundation Assistant Librarian Md Shahidul Islam will serve as the substitute imam, while Md Shamsul Haque has been assigned as the alternate mukabbir.
