TE24 News Desk:
Kishoreganj, May 6: After a Covid-actuated break of two years, the biggest Eid assemblage in Asia was held at Sholakia Eidgah Maidan in Kishoreganj on Tuesday, UNB reports.
After the Eid Jamaat, the appointee magistrate and Eidgah Management Committee president Mohammad Shamim Alam let columnists know that around three lakh enthusiasts took part in the gathering.
This year, Maulana Soayib Bin Abdur Rouf, imam of Kishoreganj Boro Bazar Jame Mosque, led the Jamaat rather than Maulana Farid Uddin Masud, administrator of Jamiatul Ulama.
Lovers at Sholakia petitioned God for all Muslim Ummah and looked for endowments from Allah.
Mashrukur Rahman Khaled, director of Kishoreganj Police, said that the whole Sholakia Eidgha Maidan was brought under a thick familiar object.
A four-level security framework was set up to guarantee the wellbeing of the fans, he said.
A sum of five companies of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were sent other than Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), police and criminal investigators. Aside from CCTV cameras, drones watched out for the ground.
Two fire tenders and ambulances were on reserve for any crisis, he added.
Two unique trains – – both named Sholakia Express – – were worked on Bhairab-Kishoreganj and Mymensingh-Kishoreganj courses to guarantee that the fans could join the biggest Eid Jamaat, authorities said.
Consistently, Sholakia Eidgha Maidan transforms into a social affair place for Muslims. Individuals offer petitions and look for favors from Allah for their tranquility and joy.