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People of 50 Shariatpur villages celebrate Eid-ul-Azha

Coinciding with Saudi Arabia, the people of 50 villages in six upazilas of Shariatpur district are celebrating Eid-ul-Azha on Tuesday, a day before the rest of the country will observe the festival.

The largest Eid jamaat was held at the premises of the shrine in Naria upazila around 9:30am. 

Sureswar shrine peer (spiritual guide) Syed Touhidul Hossain Shaheen Nuri told Jago News that more than 50 lakh people are celebrating Eid with fervour and solemnity.

All devotees and murid (committed one) of Sureswar peer's dargah have been observing Ramadan fasting, Eid-ul-Fitr, and Eid-ul-Azha for around 100 years to coincide with Saudi Arabia, Shaheen Nuri added.

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