Like previous years, a total of five Eid congregations (jamaats) will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital on the day of the holy Eid-ul-Azha (June 17).
The first Eid jamaat will be held at 7am while the next four Jamaats will be held at 8am, 9am, 10am and 10.45am respectively, an official release said.
Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Pesh Imam Hafez Maulana Ehsanul Haque will conduct the first Eid jamaat while the Mosque's Muazzin (retd.) Hafez Kwari Md Ataur Rahman will perform the duty of Muqabbir in the prayer.
Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Pesh Imam Maulana Muhiuddin Kasem will conduct the second jamaat while other three jamaats will be led by Mawlana Dr Abu Saleh Patowari, Jameya Arabia Mirpur Muhtamim Maulana Syed Wahiduzzaman and Islamic Foundation's Imam Maulana Mohammad Abdullah, Mufti respectively.
Hafez Md Ashraful Islam, Imam of High Court Mazar Mosque, will act as an alternate Imam if any Imam fails to be present during the aforesaid five Eid-congregations.
MSH
