02:25Eid al-Adha celebrations got underway on Monday morning in Dhaka, as worshippers visited the 84 Eidgahs and 1500 mosques in the Bangladeshi capital to offer rakat obligatory prayers for the second largest Islamic festival, in honour of sacrifice.
Footage shows worshippers in prayer, and those leaving and entering the Eidgah amid a tight security presence, with a row of animals that will be used as sacrificial offerings.
The Bangladeshi President Md. Sahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina shared their congratulation to Muslims in the country and around the world on the occasion.
This country's largest Eid congregation gathers at the historic Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj. Following the Eid-ul-Azha prayers, a special prayer is offered nationwide for the people of Gaza.
Bangladeshi Muslims gather for Eid al-Adha prayers in Eidgahs, mosques across Dhaka
Eid al-Adha celebrations got underway on Monday morning in Dhaka, as worshippers visited the 84 Eidgahs and 1500 mosques in the Bangladeshi capital to offer rakat obligatory prayers for the second largest Islamic festival, in honour of sacrifice.
Footage shows worshippers in prayer, and those leaving and entering the Eidgah amid a tight security presence, with a row of animals that will be used as sacrificial offerings.
The Bangladeshi President Md. Sahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina shared their congratulation to Muslims in the country and around the world on the occasion.
This country's largest Eid congregation gathers at the historic Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj. Following the Eid-ul-Azha prayers, a special prayer is offered nationwide for the people of Gaza.
Eid al-Adha celebrations got underway on Monday morning in Dhaka, as worshippers visited the 84 Eidgahs and 1500 mosques in the Bangladeshi capital to offer rakat obligatory prayers for the second largest Islamic festival, in honour of sacrifice.
Footage shows worshippers in prayer, and those leaving and entering the Eidgah amid a tight security presence, with a row of animals that will be used as sacrificial offerings.
The Bangladeshi President Md. Sahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina shared their congratulation to Muslims in the country and around the world on the occasion.
This country's largest Eid congregation gathers at the historic Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj. Following the Eid-ul-Azha prayers, a special prayer is offered nationwide for the people of Gaza.