The holy Eid-ul-Azha, one of the two major Muslim festivals, is being celebrated in some upazilas of Chandpur, Kurigram, Dinajpur, Tangail, Moulvibazar, Pabna, Satkhira, Feni, Jamalpur, and Faridpur districts amid religious fervour in line with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
In Chandpur, residents of 40 villages, who are followers of Sadra Darbar Sharif of Hajiganj upazila are celebrating Eid on Wednesday as Hajj was completed on Tuesday.
The main congregation of Eid-ul-Azha was scheduled to be held at 8:30am at Sadra Madrasa Eidgah, said Peer Shaikh Arif Chowdhury.
The late Maulana Ishaque introduced the practice of Eid celebration in Chandpur in line with the celebration in Saudi Arabia in 1931.
In Kurigram, the residents of four upazilas are also celebrating Eid-ul-Azha on Wednesday.
A total of five Eid congregations are set to be held in Bhurungamari, Chilmari, Rowmari and Char Rajibpur upazilas of the district.
Police are set to provide three-tier security measures during the congregations.
In Dinajpur, residents of as many as six upazilas are celebrating Eid-ul-Azha, and around 3,000 Muslims participated in the main Eid congregation held at around 7:45am.
The main Eid congregation was held at a community centre in Basuniapatty of the district.
In Tangail, 50 families of one village in Delduar upazila in celebrating Eid.
Local Imam, Abdur Rahman, said that the Eid prayer was held at 8am, and hundreds of people participated.
Dhaka TribuneIn Moulvibazar, hundreds of Muslims from several districts participated in celebrating Eid-ul-Azha, in line with Saudi Arabia.
The main Eid congregation was held on the rooftop of a residential building in the Circuit House area.
Imam Abdul Maofiq Chowdhury said that Eid is celebrated every year in Moulvibazar with Saudi Arabia.
In Pabna, over 150 families of a village in Sujanagar upazila celebrated Eid-ul-Azha in line with Saudi Arabia.
The main congregation was held at Nakibiya Darbar Sharif at around 10am.
Dhaka TribuneIn Satkhira, residents of seven upazilas celebrated the holy festival.
The Eid congregation was held in the district's Ghona union at 7am, and it was attended by residents of over 20 villages.
In Feni, some residents of the Sadar upazila took part in the Eid prayers.
Police and locals said these residents have been following Saudi Arabia's Eid day for a long time.
In Jamalpur, over 200 Muslims of Sharishabari upazila celebrated Eid-ul-Azha in line with Saudi Arabia.
The Eid congregation was held in Ballardiya Jame Masjid ground at 8:30am.
In Faridpur, residents of 10 villages of Boalmari took part in the Eid celebration amid heavy rain.
It took place at around 9:30am.
Numerous Muslims in Bangladesh celebrate Eid in sync with Saudi Arabia, maintaining a long-standing tradition across various communities in the country.
Our Dinajpur correspondent Faruk Hossain, Tangail correspondent Abdullah Al Numan, Moulvibazar correspondent Saiful Islam, Pabna correspondent Emroz Khondokar, Satkhira correspondent Asaduzzaman Saradar, Feni correspondent Rafiqul Islam, Jamalpur correspondent Bishwajit Deb, and Faridpur correspondent Rashedul Hasan Kajol contributed to this report