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Several Villages to Celebrate Eid on Sunday, Following Saudi Arabia
In alignment with Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries, several villages in Chandpur and Faridpur districts will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday, a day before the national observance.
In Chandpur, at least 40 villages, including Sadra Darbar Sharif in Hajiganj Upazila, will mark the festival. The announcement was made on Saturday night by Pirzada Mufti Arif Chowdhury of Sadra Darbar Sharif.
Mufti Arif Chowdhury explained that their decision to celebrate Eid on Sunday follows Quranic and Hadith principles, based on moon sightings rather than the declaration of a single country. The first Eid congregation will be held at Sadra Darbar Sharif at 9:00 am, led by Mufti Zakaria Chowdhury, followed by another at Sadra Hamidia Fazil Madrasa at 9:30 am.
In Faridpur’s Boalmari Upazila, 10 villages in Shekhar and Rupapat unions will also celebrate Eid on Sunday. Additionally, followers of Chattogram’s Mirzakhil Darbar Sharif, who began fasting a day earlier, will offer prayers at three major congregations, including Sahasrail Daira Sharif.
These communities have been observing Eid and Ramadan in accordance with Saudi Arabia since 1928, a tradition started by the late Maulana Ishaq.