Dhaka, May 2 (UNB) --In line with Saudi Arabia, many villagers in Chandpur, Lalmonirhat, Dinajpur, Satkhira, Kurigram and Barishal held Eid-ul-Fitr congregations on Monday, a day earlier than nationwide celebration. Saudi Arabia and a number of countries across the world are celebrating the festival on Monday. But, Bangladesh is scheduled to celebrate Eid on Tuesday.   In Chandpur, nearly a thousand devotees of 40 villages of the district are celebrating Eid amid festivity. The largest congregation was held at Munshirhat Bazar Jame Mosque premises in Faridpur upazila at 9am. Moulana ASM Salamatulla conducted the Eid Jamaat. In Lalmonirhat, more than five hundred Muslims of three unions in the district are celebrating Eid today. Also Read: PM wishes joyous and safe Eid to all Golam Rosul, officer-in-charge of Kaliganj police station said, the people of three unions of the district celebrate Eid in line with Saudi Arabia. Upazila Nirbahi Officer Abdul Mannan said as every year Muslims here are celebrating Eid keeping pace with Saudi Arabia. Security measures have been taken for the devotees, he added. In Dinajpur, prayers for the holy Eid-ul-Fitr have been held at many places in the district. The main Eid jamaat was held at the party centre in Dinajpur town at 8am. More than 300 people took part in the prayer led by Maulana Mokhlesur Rahman A section of Muslims in the district have continued saying Eid prayers in line with Saudi Arabia since 2007. In Satkhira, hundreds of Muslims of Satkhira sadar, Tala and Kalaroa upazila are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday following Arabia and some other Arab countries. In Kurigram, two villagers of Bhuruingamari upazila under the district are celebrating holy Eid in line with Arab countries. Also Read: Eid brings little joy for the poor in Gaibandha chars Around one and a half hundred families participated in the Eid congregation in the morning.  Ahl-i Hadith, an organization of the district also performed Eid Jamaat on Monday. In Barishal, around five thousand families of various upazilas of the district are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr in line with Saudi Arabia. They all are the followers of Jaigaria Shahsufi Mamtajia Darbar Sharif in Chandanaish of Chattogram. The Eid jamaats were held at around 50 mosques in the district at 9am.    

Residents of Shadra and Shamserpur villages in Hajiganj upazila of Chandpur district are celebrating  Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday in line with the celebration in  Afghanistan, Niger and Mali. The main congregation of Eid-ul-Fitr was held at  the Shadra Darbar Sharif Madrasah premises at 10:30 am led by Pir of Darbar Sharif Mufti Allama. Dr Mufti Baki Billah Mishkat Chowdhury, head pir of the Darbar Sharif told UNB, “ As per Hanafi, Maliki and Hambli if the moon is sighted in the western part of the earth and the news reaches the eastern part of the earth through reliable means, then fasting is Farz  (obligatory) for Muslims in the eastern part and Eid is also obligatory or wajib”. Also read: Crescent moon not sighted; KSA, UAE to celebrate Eid Monday “As the moon was sighted in Afghanistan, Niger and Mali on Saturday and we received the news through a reliable source we are celebrating Eid today. Besides, Eid Jamaat  was also held at Khanka, Askona at Sadarghat area in Dhaka and Badarpur Darbar Sharif in Patuakhali,” he said.