Eid-ul-Azha celebrated in Ctg with much enthusiasm. Photo: CMP

CHATTOGRAM, June 7, 2025 (BSS) - The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the  biggest religious festival of the Muslims, celebrated on Saturday in a festive mood with religious solemnity in the Port city as well as elsewhere in the district.

The Muslim devotees offered Eid prayers in mosques in the port city and the district. 

A total of 266 Eid congregations, including Jamiatul Falah Mosque, were held in the port city under the auspices of Chattogram Central Eid Jamaat Committee (CCEJC) and Chattogram City Corporation ( CCC) respectively.

A large number of devotees participated in the Eid prayers   and prayed for divine blessings for the peace, prosperity and stability of the country as well as relief from the Corona pandemic.

Chattogram metropolitan and district police  said Eid-ul-Azha Jamaats in the city and district were held peacefully.

Of the biggest three, one Eid congregation was held at Andarkilla Shahi Jame Mosque at 7 a.m organized by CCEJC and two others were held successively at Jamiatul Falah Mosque at 7 a.m and 8 a.m under the auspices of CCC.

Other major Eid Congregation were held at Laldhighi Maidan, Chawkbazar Wali Khan Mosque, Masjeed-e-Baitus Sharf at Kadamtali , Pologround Railway Public High School Maidan, Shah Amanat Shah (Rh) Dargah Maidan, Metropolitan Police Line Maidan, Agrabad Jamboree field and Baizeed Bostami (Rh) Dargah Mosque between 7 a.m and 8 a.m.

City Mayor Dr Shahdat Hossain and former Minister Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin and other elites and politicians in Chattogram offered Eidul Azha Namaj at Jamiatulfalah Mosque

The people of fourteen upazilas of the district also celebrated their Eid festival with enthusiasm.

 After Eid prayers,  the devotees sacrificed animals.