Eid-ul-Fitr prayers were held in Dhaka and multiple districts of Bangladesh on Friday, aligning with Saudi Arabia’s celebration. In the capital, a group of worshippers performed the prayer at Sheikh Januruddin (R.) Darul Quran Madrasa in Malibagh Chowdhuripara. Similar congregations took place in Chandpur, Bogura, Naogaon, Dinajpur, Jamalpur, Faridpur, Moulvibazar, Jhalakathi, Kishoreganj, Patuakhali, and Madaripur.

In Bogura, prayers were held in several villages across Gabtali, Sonatala, and Dhunat upazilas, while nearly 40 villages in Chandpur observed Eid at the same time. Naogaon’s Patnitala upazila, Dinajpur’s six upazilas, and Faridpur’s nine villages also joined the early celebration. In Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila, around 10,000 people from seven villages attended the prayer, and in Madaripur, about 30,000 people from 25 villages participated in the largest congregation at Char Kalikapur.

The early observance followed reports of moon sighting in the Middle East, prompting several communities in Bangladesh to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr a day earlier than the national schedule.