Traditionally, the prime minister exchanges Eid greetings with people from all walks of life every year but there was an exception during the coronavirus pandemic
Published : 10 Apr 2024, 02:36 PM
President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will exchange greetings with people from all walks of life on Eid-ul-Fitr.
President Mohammad Shahbuddin will meet people from all social strata at his official residence Bangabhaban on Eid day.
Bangladesh will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival for Muslims, on Thursday.
The president will offer Eid prayers at the National Eidgah at 8:30am. He will then meet people from all walks of life from 10am to 11:30am at the Bangabhaban, according to his press wing.
The president will convey his Eid greetings to Muslims around the world and people in Bangladesh through the media at the Credential Hall in the Bangabhaban. A total of 1,500 people have been invited to his official residence to celebrate Eid.
The prime minister’s Eid greetings programme has been organised at her official residence Gonobhaban at 10am, said the press wing.
Traditionally Hasina, daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, meets people from all walks of life to exchange Eid greetings every year. However, there was an exception during the coronavirus pandemic due to health restrictions.
The chief of the ruling party Awami League met people on Eid day last year as well.
She will exchange greetings with the cabinet members, justices, political leaders, the heads of the armed forces, diplomats, senior military and civilian officers and people from different professional groups.