Dhaka, April 4 -- Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj :
The country's biggest Eid congregation was held at historic Sholakia Eidgah ground in Kishoreganj on Monday morning with the participation of more than 500,000 attendees amid stringent security measures.
Sholakia Eidgah held its 198th Eid congregation this year on Eid day at 10 a.m . Islamic shoaler Mufti Moulona Abul khaiker Md. Shaifullah , Khatib of Bazar Mosque led the Eid prayer.
People from far and wide came to the Eidgah in the morning to participate in the Eid Jamaat. Dewan Hybat Khan, the sixth generation of Empayor Isha Khan, the ruler of Bengal donated near seven accers land of this ground.
The first Eid Jamaat was held at 1828 on this ground. Moulona Syed Ahammad , a relati...