Five Eid jamaats will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque from 7 am on the day of Eid-ul-Azha. Islamic Foundation, Bangladesh revealed the schedule in a press release on Sunday. Read: Local administration to take decision on Eid prayer: Govt The first Eid jamaat will be held at 7am and the next at 8am,9am, 10 am and 10:45 am. Eid-ul-Azha, the 2nd largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in Bangladesh on July 21. This year local administrations in consultation with public representatives and local dignitaries will take decision whether  Eid prayers would be held at mosques, Eidghs or open fields considering the Covid situation in their respective areas and maintaining recommended health guidelines. The Religious Affairs Ministry issued some guidelines on offering  Eid-ul-Azha prayer on Tuesday. As per the guidelines, no carpet will be allowed at mosques and mosques will be disinfected before prayers. The devotees have been asked to bring prayer mats from home. Read:Covid lockdown: Govt issues mandatory guidelines for offering prayers at mosques The devotees must wear masks inside mosques and avoid using prayer mats and caps that were stored earlier there. It also suggested devotees to go to mosques with wadu and wash  their hands for 20 seconds with soap. Soaps, hand sanitizers and water should be available at the place where people make Wadu or at the entrance of mosques or Eidgahs. Devotees should maintain social distance following health guidelines. Children, elderly people, people with physical ailment, and those involved in taking care of patients will not be allowed to attend Eid prayer. All have to abide by the directives of the Health Service Division, local administration and law enforcement agencies. Read: Bangladesh eases lockdown restrictions ahead of Eid Besides, the devotees were requested to shun handshaking and hugging after the Eid prayer which has been a common practice throughout the world. The Religious Affairs Ministry urged Imams and managing committees of mosques to ensure proper implementation of the directives.

There will be five Eid jamaats (congregations) at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr. A handout issued by the mosque authorities revealed the schedule on Tuesday. The first Eid jamaat will be held at 7 am while the next four will be administered at 8 am , 9am, 10am, and 10:45am respectively. The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet on Wednesday evening to fix the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims. The Islamic Foundation issued a press release in this regard saying the meeting will be held at the foundation's Baitul Mukarram office after Maghrib prayers for reviewing information on the sighting of Shawwal moon. The  Religious Affairs Ministry has urged devotees to offer Eid prayer at their nearest mosques instead of Eidgah and open spaces maintaining recommended health guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic. It also suggested disinfecting mosques before the Eid prayer and not rolling out carpets on the floors. The devotees have been asked to bring prayer mats from home. The devotees must wear masks inside mosques and avoid using prayer mats and caps that were stored earlier there. Children, elderly people, people with physical ailment, and those involved in taking care of the sick will not be allowed to attend the Eid prayer. Besides, the devotees were requested to shun handshaking and hugging after the prayer which has been a common practice during Eid throughout the world. The Religious Affairs Ministry urged Imams and managing committees of mosques to ensure proper implementation of the directives. Read How to celebrate EID safely during COVID-19 pandemic

Many devotees offering Jum’a prayer at the Baitul Mukarram national mosque on Friday were seen ignoring recommended social distancing rules aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus.