Preparations afoot to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr in Rajshahi

Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC), district administration and other organisations concerned have taken all sorts of necessary preparations to make sure successful celebration of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr in the city with due religious fervor and enthusiasm.

The main and biggest Eid-jamat in the city will be held at Shah Makhdum Central Eidgah Maidan at 8 am. But it is decided to be held at Dargah Mosque if there is inclement weather on Eid day.

The second largest ones will be held at Tikapara Eidgah Maidan and at Shaheb Bazar Zero point at the same time.

Apart from this, the notable Eid-jamaats will be held at Rajshahi University, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Rajshahi Court Eidgah, Rajshahi Stadium, Shalbagan Eidgah, New Market Jame Mosque, Police Line Math, Upashahar Eidgah Maidan and Rajarhata Jame Mosque.

Over 100 Eid jamaats are scheduled to be held at the traditional and temporary venues in the Rajshahi metropolis under the supervision of the respective Eid jamaat committees.

To make the city’s Eid congregations a success, Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) is extending necessary cooperation for making arrangements to decorate about 50 Eid-jamaats.

The city corporation will decorate the entire city roads and islands with national flags and banners inscribed with “Eid-Mubarak” in Bangla and Arabic.

Rajshahi Metropolitan Police and RAB have taken all-out security measures for peaceful celebration of the Eid.

Marking the celebration, special diets will be served to the inmates of different hospitals, jails and Government Shishu Sadan.

District administration has distributed over 1,220 tonnes of rice among 1.22 lakh poor and distressed families under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme here to mark the end of Ramadan and celebration of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr festival.

Under the programme, the rice was distributed among the beneficiary families in all 72 Union Parishads under nine upazilas and 14 pourasabhas (municipalities) in the district.

Each of the card-holders got 10kgS of rice this time as per the list prepared earlier under the existing social safety net programme. (BSS)